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Ten women with urinary stress incontinence were treated with a new method of pelvic floor rehabilitation, using biofeedback training with a surface electrode inserted in the vagina and a catheter in the rectum. The effect of the training was determined by a pad-weighing test. The training taught the patients awareness of the pelvic floor muscles and how to avoid increases in abdominal pressure. Seven patients showed improved pad-weighing tests and 5 were fully continent after the training.
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Glavind, K., Nøhr, S. & Walter, S. Pelvic floor training using biofeedback for muscle awareness in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence: Preliminary results. Int Urogynecol J 3, 288–291 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00499645
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