title: Static postural stability in women with stress urinary incontinence: Effects of vision and bladder filling.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This case-control study was designed to compare static postural stability between women with stress urinary incontinence and continent women and it was hypothesized that women with incontinence aged around 50 years also have balance disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighteen women with incontinence and twelve women without incontinence aged 50-55 years participated in two 60-s trials of each of four different testing conditions: eyes open/full bladder, eyes open/empty bladder, eyes closed/full bladder, eyes closed/empty bladder. The center of foot pressure (COP): sway range, root mean square, velocity (in the antero-posterior and medio-lateral directions), and COP area were recorded. The stabilograms were decomposed into rambling and trembling components.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The groups of women with and without incontinence differed during the full bladder condition in antero-posterior COP sway range, COP area, and rambling trajectory (range in the antero-posterior and medio-lateral directions, root mean square in the antero-posterior and medio-lateral directions and velocity in the antero-posterior direction).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The women with incontinence had more difficulty controlling their postural balance than continent women while standing with a full bladder. Therefore, developing therapeutic management focused on strengthening the women's core muscles and improving their postural balance seems advisable.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physiotherapy, Department of Physiotherapy Basics, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chmielewska
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physiotherapy, Department of Physiotherapy Basics, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stania
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Motor Behavior, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Kajetan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Słomka
authors.affiliation: Department and Faculty of Medical Biophysics, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Błaszczak
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Physiotherapy, Department of Physiotherapy Basics, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taradaj
authors.affiliation: Department and Faculty of Medical Biophysics, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Patrycja
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dolibog
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Motor Behavior, Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Juras
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: balance; postural control; urinary bladder; urinary incontinence