[The therapeutic efficacy of vaginal cones in rehabilitating the perineal musculature. The RECOVA Group. REeducación COnos VAginales].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the utility of vaginal cones in the rehabilitation of the perineal muscles.


METHODS
A study was conducted on 134 women (mean age 31.8 years). The control group comprised 51 women (38%) and study the group comprised 85 patients (62%) undergoing rehabilitation of the perineal muscles with vaginal cones for a period of three months. Both groups were adjusted for statistical analysis.


RESULTS
The patients undergoing rehabilitation retained a vaginal cone 1.3-2.4 times more than the controls. The dropout rate was 29%. The patients who abandoned the study showed significant differences in comparison to those who completed the treatment for age, length of perineal muscle less than 3 cm, belonging to the control group and were followed by nurses.


CONCLUSIONS
Rehabilitation using vaginal cones significantly improves the strength of the perineal muscles.
Salinas Casado
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital Clínico Universitario San Carlos, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
Virseda Chamorro
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Esteban Fuertes
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D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000502:physiology*; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D010502:Perineum / Q000502:physiology*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014621:Vagina