Which One Is More Effective for Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunctions in Children? Pelvic Floor Contraction or Pelvic Floor Relaxation in Biofeedback Therapy
Journal Title: Journal of Urological Surgery - Year 2020, Vol 7, Issue 3
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the results of contraction- and relaxation-based biofeedback (BF) in children with lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). Materials and Methods: Between 2007 and 2017, we randomly directed children with the diagnosis of LUTD and refractory to standard urotherapy modifications via BF by using two different animations: animation A with relaxation nature BF (RBF) and animation B with contraction nature BF (CBF). The categories of non-response, partial response, and full response were defined as a 0-49% decrease, 50-99% decrease, and 100% decrease in the LUTD Symptom score, respectively. Results of biofeedback using RBF or CBF were compared. Results: There were 100 and 70 children in the RBF and CBF groups, respectively. Patients with an abnormal voiding pattern (abnormalVP) and a positive electromyography (EMG) activity (positive EMG) had a better resolution with RBF (p=0.001), whereas patients with abnormalVP and a negative EMG activity (negative EMG) had a better resolution with CBF (p=0.039). Despite being statistically insignificant, patients with a normal voiding pattern (normalVP) and positive EMG had a better resolution with CBF (p=0.452), whereas patients with normalVP and negative EMG had a better resolution with RBF (p=0.083). Conclusion: The EMG activity identifies the BF nature in children with LUTD and abnormalVP. Importantly, positive EMG had better results with RBF, whereas negative EMG had better results with CBF.
Authors and Affiliations
Burak Köprü, Turgay Ebiloğlu, Giray Ergin, Engin Kaya, Yusuf Kibar
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- DOI 10.4274/jus.galenos.2020.3054
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