Assessment of Possibility of Using Ultrasound Imaging in Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women—Preliminary Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
- Grade I: urine loss during coughing, sneezing, pressure, and laughing;
- Grade II: urine loss during lifting, running, and climbing stairs;
- Grade III: urine loss while lying/standing [12].
- Will the use of sonofeedback training increase the bioelectric activity of the PFMs in the study group?
- Is training with the use of the sonofeedback method as effective in the treatment of SUI as electrostimulation with biofeedback training?
2. Material and Methods
3. Results
- Sonofeedback seems to be comparably effective as the electrostimulation of pelvic floor muscle.
- An upward trend in bioelectrical muscles activity, which was not statistically significant, was observed in both procedures.
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Number of People | n = 60 | |
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Age [years] | Min–max | 45–65 |
Mean | 57 | |
Standard deviation | 6.26 | |
Median | 57 | |
Body height [m] | Min–max | 1.49–1.72 |
Mean | 1.61 | |
Standard deviation | 0.05 | |
Median | 1.62 | |
Body weight [kg] | Min–max | 48–100 |
Mean | 69.94 | |
Standard deviation | 11.65 | |
Median | 69.5 | |
BMI [kg/m2] | Min–max | 17.63–38.86 |
Mean | 27.07 | |
Standard deviation | 4.69 | |
Median | 26.74 | |
Number of births | Min–max | 1–4 |
Mean | 2.10 | |
Standard deviation | 0.71 | |
Median | 2 | |
Type of delivery | birth by the forces of nature | 55 (91.67%) |
cesarean section | 5 (8.33%) | |
Comorbidities | Yes | 49 (81.67%) |
No | 11(18.33%) | |
The circumstances of the appearance of the first symptoms of SUI | after delivery | 3 (5%) |
after gynecological surgery | 22 (36.67%) | |
after menopause | 26 (43.33%) | |
the patient is unable to give the circumstances | 9 (15%) |
Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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EMG [µV] | p-Value | |||
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Before Therapy | After 5 Therapies | After Therapy | Kruskal–Wallis Test | |
SONOFEEDBACK (A) | ||||
n | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
median | 3.70 | 4.05 | 4.45 | |
minimum | 1.20 | 1.70 | 1.60 | 0.8584 |
maximum | 6.10 | 9.40 | 10.40 | |
v | 39 | 45 | 46 | |
ELECTROSTIMULATION (B) | ||||
n | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
median | 3.65 | 3.75 | 4.00 | |
minimum | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.60 | 0.8617 |
maximum | 7.90 | 7.50 | 6.90 | |
v | 46 | 45 | 38 | |
CONTROL (C) | ||||
n | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
median | 3.95 | 4.00 | 3.75 | |
minimum | 1.40 | 1.70 | 1.20 | 0.9899 |
maximum | 10.70 | 12.20 | 8.70 | |
v | 57 | 61 | 46 | |
p-value | ||||
Kruskal–Wallis test | 0.7563 | 0.8879 | 0.9410 |
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Kołodyńska, G.; Zalewski, M.; Piątek, A.; Mucha, A.; Rożek-Piechura, K.; Andrzejewski, W. Assessment of Possibility of Using Ultrasound Imaging in Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women—Preliminary Study. Bioengineering 2025, 12, 633. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering12060633
Kołodyńska G, Zalewski M, Piątek A, Mucha A, Rożek-Piechura K, Andrzejewski W. Assessment of Possibility of Using Ultrasound Imaging in Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women—Preliminary Study. Bioengineering. 2025; 12(6):633. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering12060633
Chicago/Turabian StyleKołodyńska, Gabriela, Maciej Zalewski, Aleksandra Piątek, Anna Mucha, Krystyna Rożek-Piechura, and Waldemar Andrzejewski. 2025. "Assessment of Possibility of Using Ultrasound Imaging in Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women—Preliminary Study" Bioengineering 12, no. 6: 633. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering12060633
APA StyleKołodyńska, G., Zalewski, M., Piątek, A., Mucha, A., Rożek-Piechura, K., & Andrzejewski, W. (2025). Assessment of Possibility of Using Ultrasound Imaging in Treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women—Preliminary Study. Bioengineering, 12(6), 633. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering12060633