Conservative treatment of stress incontinence with Geisha balls.
In a pilot study 6 women with stress urinary incontinence were treated with Geisha balls while performing pelvic floor muscle exercises at home half an hour a day for 12 weeks. Subjectively 4 patients were cured and 2 had improved. Before the treatment the 24-hour pad test was a mean 48 g and after the treatment a mean 10 g. There were no adverse effects.
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Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Aalborg Sygehus, Aalborg, Denmark.
D000328:Adult; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000502:physiology; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000503:physiopathology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*