Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Women With Spinal Cord Injury

"The intervention in group 1 consists of three private lessons in PFMT conducted by a physiotherapist every 4th week.~At each consultation the physiotherapist will use manual palpation of the pelvic floor muscles and Electromyography Biofeedback (EMG). Patients will be instructed to carry out three series of approximately 10 near-maximal pelvic floor muscle contractions held for approximately 6-8 seconds daily during 12 weeks."

"The intervention in group 2 consist of three private lessons in PFMT and intravaginal NMES conducted by a physiotherapist every 4th week.~At each consultation the physiotherapist will use manual palpation of the pelvic floor muscles and Electromyography Biofeedback (EMG). Patients will be instructed to carry out three series of approximately 10 near-maximal pelvic floor muscle contractions held for approximately 6-8 seconds daily during 12 weeks.~Additionally, patients will be instructed on how to use intravaginal NMES and each patient receives a vaginal electrical stimulator (CefarPeristim Pro). The NMES settings consist of two different frequencies, 40 Hz and 10 Hz, and patients are instructed to use both settings daily for maximum 30 minutes during 12 weeks."

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