title: The effectiveness of massage in stress urinary incontinence-case study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the case study was to determine the effectiveness of massage in the management of stress urinary incontinence.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 50-year-old woman with many years' history of stress incontinence was treated with massage.
  
  
  METHODS
  The methodology involved positioning of the patient and massage according to an original method including the initial, main, and final parts.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The applied therapy contributed to a decreased amount of urine leakage (immediately following the therapy-by 21%, a month later-by 100%) and improved the quality of patient's life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A decrease in the amount of urinary leakage was observed immediately after therapy. One month after termination of massage therapy, a complete remission of symptoms was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presented massage procedure had a positive effect on the amount of urinary leakage on effort immediately after therapy and on few-month follow-up produced complete relief from the distress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland; Institute of Physiotherapy, Public Higher Medical Professional School in Opole, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kassolik
authors.forename: Donata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kurpas
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Andrzejewski
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wilk
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Swiatek
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008405:Massage / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation*
keywords: Massage; methodology; urinary incontinence