Effect of pelvic floor muscle training on the pelvic floor muscle tonus.

Objective With the help of biofeedback, pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation training was applied, in order to investigate whether the pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is effective. Methods Healthy nulliparous selected from inpatient of the 4th hospital of Shijiazhuang between January 2006 and December 2007 (without historical or pregnancy genitourinary fistula or surgery, neuromuscular disease, vaginal surgery history, and pelvic muscle training), were allocated into 3 groups. (1) Vaginal delivery group; (2) Cesarean section on maternal request group; (3) Urinary incontinence group. Biofeedback techniques were applied to objectively measure pelvic floor muscle tonus value, and postnatal women with urinary incontinence were selected to do pelvic floor muscle training. Results and Conclusion PFMT in the short-term cannot significantly improve the pelvic floor muscle tonus for urinary incontinence patients. The pelvic, floor muscle has the ability of natural rehabilitation after delivery;its recovery condition is not significantly different with or without PFMT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]