Efecto de un programa de fisioterapia pelviperineal con biofeedback ecográfico sobre el aprendizaje motor de la musculatura del suelo pélvico en mujeres con disfunción del suelo pélvicoserie de casos

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Objective To describe the effect of a pelvic-perineal physiotherapy program including electrostimulation and ultrasound biofeedback in 7 women who did not know how to actively contract the pelvic floor muscles (PFM). Cases and intervention The study included 7 women that were unable to actively contract the PFM. An educational program was implemented and active exercises of the PFM were performed using intravaginal palpation and electrostimulation, together with transabdominal ultrasound biofeedback. An assessment was made of the qualities of the PFM, activity of the abdominal muscles, quality of life, and the knowledge acquired. Results and discussion After the intervention, there was an improvement in the quality of PFM contraction (P=.016), as well as in strength (manometry, P=.036; dynamometry, P≤.011), in knowledge, and in quality of life (PFDI-20, P≤.021). These results were maintained after 3 months, indicating that a physiotherapy program including active exercises of PFM integrating electrostimulation and ultrasound biofeedback, seems to be useful in the improvement of motor learning and PFM function.