Effects of Spinal Stabilization on the Pelvic Floor in Women With Multiple Sclerosis

Korábbi kezelés

• Participation in exercise training or physical therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms within the past 6 months

Más betegség

• Diagnosis of one or more neurological disorders other than Multiple Sclerosis
• History of antimuscarinic medication use
• Active urinary tract infection
• History of cesarean section or vaginal delivery within the past 6 months
• Diagnosis of any other neurological condition that may cause urinary incontinence
• History of urological or gynecological surgery
• History of malignancy

Egyéb

• Body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30
• Diagnosis of overflow urinary incontinence
• Presence of advanced pelvic organ prolapse (stage ≥ 2)
• Currently pregnant or not sexually active (coitus negative)

• Female participants aged between 18 and 65 years
• Being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis by a specialist neurologist and having lower urinary system symptoms [Overactive Bladder-V8 scale score ≥ 9 and having at least two of the lower urinary system symptoms (urinary incontinence, nocturia, daytime urination frequency >8, storage symptoms such as sudden feeling of tightness, intermittent urination, slow urine flow and emptying symptoms such as incomplete emptying)
• Being in the mild or moderate stage of the disease (Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score ˂ 6
• No relapse experienced within the past month
• Scoring 24 or above on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
• Being literate
• Willingness to voluntarily participate in the study
• Ability to perform voluntary pelvic floor muscle contractions
• No changes in medical treatment within the past three months
• Ability to understand and cooperate with the assessments and interventions involved in the study