Electro stim for pelvic floor rehab

[fateema]

hi ....urine incontenence is due to quiet weakness of pelvic floor muscles in femais usually after 50 years,well mostly we use direct current or farradic to improve its strength,its continuos Re-education of muscles.
i had many old pt to whom i treated by DC current (EMS) and get best results
regards.........

[sdkashif]

Electrical stimulation in any form whether it is faradic, Interferential (or IDC) is only used to train or reeducate the muscles of pelvic floor so that patient may join and can perform the movement by himself. However, when the patient is able to perform the action by himself, the active exercises should be encourged.

Have a look over the guidelines by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy for Stress Incontinence.

Clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of females aged 16–65 years with stress urinary incontinence

[alophysio]

Hi,

In addition to using the electrical stimulation, please don't forget that neural drive (where the brain tells the muscles what to do) is the most important factor in rehabilitation.

This applies to all muscles - both global (big) muscles and local (core) muscles.

Otherwise we wouldn't need to go to the gym to lift weights, we would just switch on a motor TENS and look like Arnold Schwarzenegger!!