The Conservative Management of Erectile Dysfunction and Effectiveness of Physiotherapy Interventions; A Mini Review
Journal Title: Journal of Quality in Health Care & Economics (JQHE) - Year 2023, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
Erectile dysfunction is one of the most common male sexual disorders affecting 3% to 76.5% of men globally. Lack of active intervention in the recovery period of the affected penile muscles results in flaccidity, and prolonged flaccid state is known to cause irreversible damage to the cavernous tissue. Several relevant articles were searched in Google scholar, PubMed and Research gate, individual Physiotherapy/Conservative treatment approach were found and documented in this study. In this study we aimed at briefly reviewing and compiling relevant literatures on the effectiveness of Physiotherapy/ Conservative interventions on the management of erectile dysfunction. Different Physiotherapy/conservative management of erectile dysfunction was found to be promising and combination of different treatment methods will be more beneficial. Finally, it was concluded that Physiotherapy/conservative management of erectile dysfunction has been shown to be effective and should be considered as a first-line approach for men with erectile dysfunction.
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Ibrahim Ahmad A*, Mustapha B and Annur A
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