Abstract
Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate the short and long-term effects of repetitive magnetic stimulation on the sacral roots in a homogeneous group of patients affected by stress incontinence. Methods. Twenty women with urinary stress incontinence were randomly assigned to an active or a sham stimulation group. Fifteen-Hz repetitive magnetic stimulation of the sacral roots (S2-S4) was applied for 15 min. Patients were treated with magnetic stimulation for 3 days a week for 2 weeks (6 times in all). The clinical outcome was assessed before (T1) and 1 week (T2) and 1 month (T3) after stimulation. Main outcome measures were: the King's Health Questionnaire, the SJEAPI-QMM scale and the amount of urinary loss in a 1-h pad test and stress test. Results. At T2 patients in the active stimulation group showed improvement in health perception (P
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 339-344 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Europa Medicophysica |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - Sep 2007 |
Keywords
- Electrical stimulation
- King's health questionnaire - Neurological bladder
- Magnetic stimulation
- Pelvic floor
- Sacral root
- Stress incontinence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rehabilitation