Effect of Behavioral Training With or Without Pelvic Floor Electrical Stimulation on Stress Incontinence in Women
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- 16 July 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 290 (3) , 345-352
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.290.3.345
Abstract
Pelvic floor electrical stimulation (PFES) has been used for the treatment of urinary incontinence since 1952.1 In the original study, PFES was added to pelvic floor muscle exercises and cured 7 of 17 women who had failed previous attempts to treat their stress urinary incontinence with exercise alone. The treatment of PFES using a vaginal probe was not reported in the literature until 1967 when interest in this therapy resurfaced.2 Since then, PFES has become widely used and is now approved for reimbursement by Medicare and many other insurance plans.Keywords
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