Use Of Recreational Activity As One Of The Methods For Treating Urinary Incontinence

Kołodyńska Gabriela, Sieroń Adrian. Use of recreational activity as one of the methods for treating urinary incontinence. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(9):692-702 eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1413201 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5910 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/876820 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.08.2018. Revised: 18.08.2018. Accepted: 11.09.2018. Use of recreational activity as one of the methods for treating urinary incontinence Gabriela Kołodyńska1 Adrian Sieroń2 1Academy of Physical Education, Department of Physiotherapy, Department of Physiotherapy in Internal Diseases 2Academy of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education, Department of Physical Anthropology Summary Urinary incontinence (UI) is characterized by an involuntary leakage of urine due to bladder dysfunction of the locking mechanism and is an important social problem. It is estimated that in Poland this disease affects over 5 million people. According to recent data UI affects women twice as often. This condition occurs in about 25% of women of childbearing age and up 50% in postmenopausal women. In most cases, patients suffer from a form of stress urinary incontinence (SUI), which is a cause of lowering the interfacial tension perineal muscle, fascia, pelvic floor, and the loosening of connective tissue. Other, less common types of urinary incontinence include urge incontinence and overflow incontinence. Frequently it diagnosed as mixed forms of incontinence. The main role in the treatment of urinary incontinence should detach conservative treatment. Patients taking physical activity significantly speeds up the treatment of urinary incontinence. After the therapy and only through physical activity it is able to sustain the effects of treatment and to enjoy life free from symptoms of NTM. Keywords: urinary incontinence, recreational activity, exercise, seniors, physiotherapy &nbsp