Implementation of Treatment Protocol on Patients with Urinary Incontinence

It is postulated that 30% of adult women in the world are affected with genuine urinary incontinence. Another report in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia supports the same percentage of the affected Saudi women (30%). Different treatment protocols have been proposed for the magement of genuine urinary incontinence, but other than exercises, they lack scientific support and research evidence. Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) has been proposed to have a great therapeutic input in people with urinary incontinence through improving the metabolic rate of the pelvic floor muscles to relieve pain and muscle spasm. The efficacy of a specific treatment plan, pelvic floor muscle exercises and PEMF, was implemented on twenty patients (male and female) with stress and/or urge incontinence at Physical Therapy Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center. The Aim of this Study: Was to implement the efficacy of pelvic floor muscle training in combination with pulsed electromagnetic stimulation for people with stress incontinence. Sample: Twenty patients with stress and/or urge incontinence were participated in this study. The number of usage pads, urge, and the ability of closing urethral orifice during coughing, sneezing, laughing as well as walking, were used as measuring parameters. Patients taught how to do exercises at home at different levels, and received sessions of PEMF. Results: Support the efficacy of the treatment plan of exercises and PEMF on controlling urinary bladder in patients with stress and/or urge incontinence. An average of 16-18 sessions received by the patients were effective to resolve the symptoms in all patients