received Whole-body Vibration, pelvic floor exercise and static abdominal exercises interventions In addition to diet instructions

received pelvic floor exercises and static abdominal exercises in addition to diet instructions only

vibration was administered for 1min, with a rest interval of 1min between each vibration set repeating 10 vibrations, with a frequency of 30 Hz and an amplitude of 0-2 mm and a speed of 50 m /s,18 and these sessions lasted for 6 weeks 3 days a week. whole-body vibration was induced by a noninvasive oscillation platform

PAC-SYM is composed of three domains: abdominal symptoms, 4 items; rectal symptoms, 3 items; and stool symptoms, 5 items. Wording was as follows: ''How severe have each of these symptoms been in the last two weeks?'' Items are rated on a 5-point (0-4) Likert scale. Responses are scored as 0 = absence of symptom, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe and 4 = very severe. The ABD, REC and STO domain scores are the mean scores of each domain. Constipation was defined by the responses to the following questions: ''Have laxatives been taken during this period?'' (if ''yes'' then CC = 0: end of scoring); ''Have stools been passed on 3 or more days/week on average?'' (if ''yes'' then F = 0; if ''no'' then F = 1: in either case, and for subsequent questions, scoring is continued); ''Was stool passage difficult or painful?'' and ''Was stool consistency predominantly hard?'' The CC score indicates either constipation (CC = 2 or 3) or non-constipation (CC = 0 or 1).

PAC-QOL questionnaire comprises 28 questions and depending on the factor analysis structure, the tool comprises four subscales, including "Physical discomfort (question 1-4)," "Psychosocial discomfort (question 5-12)," "Worries and concerns (question 13-23)," and "Satisfaction (question 24-28)." Similar to the Likert scale, each option is scored on a scale of 0-4 (least to the greatest effect), and higher scores indicate a worst quality of life. However, reverse coding was required in questions 18, 25, 26, 27, and 28 because they were positive questions, whereas the other 23 questions were negative ones.