Effectiveness of kegel exercise for urge urinary incontinence after child birth

Abstract

Purpose: The present study was conducted to identify and analyze the therapeutic effectiveness of kegel Exercise for the treatment of Urge Urinary Incontinence after child birth. Objectives: To identify the impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life among woman with urge urinary incontinence after childbirth and thus to measure the effectiveness of Kegel exercise as well as to identify the improvement of pelvic floor muscle strength & bladder control and eventually to increase awareness among woman with urinary incontinence about the effectiveness of kegel exercise. Methodology: The study was an experimental design. Total 10 samples were selected conveniently and then randomly assigned for this study from gynecology outpatient department of Musculoskeletal Unit, Physiotherapy Department, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Mirpur, Dhaka. The data were collected by Kings Health questionnaires; Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) & Voiding Diary. Quality of life score from KHQ & Numerical Rating Scale was used to assess severity of Urge Urinary Incontinence before and after treatment. Experimental Group did home based Kegel Exercise which was instructed at first by the researcher by given a written protocol as a form of brochure where control group received no treatment for UUI. Result: The finding of the study was carried out by using “Mann-Whitney U test” to compare the Experimental and Control Group and analysed by interpreting the probability level of significance of U value. The results were found to be significant for U value at probability level 0.05 for one tail hypothesis. Conclusion: The study can be concluded as the Kegel exercise is significantly capable of producing beneficial effects on quality of life for Urge Urinary Incontinence after child birth. Keywords: Kegel Exercise, Urge Urinary Incontinence, child birth.