Static and Dynamic Balance in Women with and without Stress Urinary Incontinence

Document Type : Original article

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1 Physiotherapy Department, School of Rehabilitation Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran

2 Ph.D, Associate professor in Physiotherapy , Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Physiotherapy Department, School of Rehabilitation Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Department of Biostatistics,.Proteomics Research Center, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aims: Urinary incontinence is one of the clinical symptoms of pelvic floor muscle instability whose potential role in the body balance has been suggested. The present study aimed to compare static and dynamic balance indices in women with and without Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI).
Materials and Methods: In the present cross-sectional analytic study, 15 women with and 15 women without SUI were enrolled. After collecting demographic data, the static balance indices, time to stability, rate of loading during landing, and ground reaction force during walking were measured using the force plate device. Independent t tests were used for data analysis and the significance level was set at p≤0. 05. Results: The length of the route of the center of pressure in the anterior-posterior (p=0.004) and lateral (p=0.002) directions, the velocity of the center of pressure in the anterior-posterior (p=0.004) and lateral (p=0.002) directions, and length of total path traveled with open eyes in women with and without SUI had significant difference. All of the static balance indices were significantly different between the two groups (p< 0.05). Time for stability in the vertical (p=0.001), anterior-posterior (p=0.008), and lateral (p=0.044) directions in the group without SUI was significantly less than that of the group with SUI.
Conclusion: Based on our results, almost all static and dynamic balance indices were weaker in women with SUI than in women without SUI. Therefore, it can be concluded that pelvic floor muscles, as a part of core muscles, play an important role in postural control.

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The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 3
November 2020
Pages 197-204

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  • Receive Date: 18 September 2019
  • Revise Date: 14 January 2020
  • Accept Date: 15 January 2020
  • First Publish Date: 22 September 2020

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