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Urinary Incontinence (Stress)

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Urinary Incontinence (Stress)

ID 2085

 

Alternative Treatment Efficacy According to GRADE* Ranking:

Biofeedback:

Grade of Evidence: low grade of evidence

Recommendation: strong (Studies have shown that Biofeedback can help regain urinary control, especially if lost after surgery)



* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

 

Hagen S, Stark D, Maher C, Adams E (2006). "Conservative management of pelvic organ prolapse in women". Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online)

  Subak LL, Whitcomb E, Shen H, Saxton J, Vittinghoff E, Brown JS. Weight loss: a novel and effective treatment for urinary incontinence. J. Urol. 2005 Jul ;174(1):190-195.  
 
  Choi H, Palmer MH, Park J. Meta-analysis of pelvic floor muscle training: randomized controlled trials in incontinent women. Nurs Res. 2007 Aug ;56(4):226-234.  
 

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