Effect and Compliance of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise using Biofeedback in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence

Purpose: Pelvic floor muscle exercise(PFME) is recommended as an initial treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence(SUI). However, this treatment is often unsuccessful because of patient noncompliance. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects and compliance of PFME using biofeedback in women with SUI and to determine the timing for reinforcement PFME. Materials and methods: the data were collected at Female Urinary Incontinence Clinic at the Samsung Cheil hospital & Women's Healthcare center in Seoul, Korea between March 2 and May 30, 1999. Forty-Eight women urodynamically diagnosed as SUI Participated in the PFMEope