360 Degree Expanded Diaphragm Exercises in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence

Effectiveness of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Including 360 Degree Expanded Diaphragm Exercises in Women With Stress Urinary Incontinence: Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Study

This study was planned to examine and compare the effects of standard diaphragm exercises with Pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) and 360-degree expanded diaphragm exercises with PFME on urinary symptoms, PFM functions and quality of life in women with stress urinary incontinence.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a woman,
• Participating in the research voluntarily,
• Being between the ages of 18-62,
• Ability to read and write Turkish,
• Not having any mental problems that would prevent cooperation and understanding,
• Having a complaint of stress urinary incontinence or stress-predominant mixed urinary incontinence.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having received pelvic floor training before,
• Having a neurological disease,
• Pelvic organ prolapse stage is stage 2 or higher,
• Having fecal incontinence,
• Being pregnant,
• Lower extremity problems that may affect the pelvic structure (conditions such as lower extremity inequality, total hip arthroplasty)
• Having an active lower urinary tract infection,
• Having respiratory system diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma,
• Having undergone hysterectomy surgery.