The effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence in male stroke patients

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K17648
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
• Research Institution: Health Sciences University of Hokkaido
• Principal Investigator: OUCHI Mifuka 北海道医療大学, リハビリテーション科学部, 助教 (60758548)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 骨盤底筋群 / 男性 / 信頼性 / 筋機能 / men / training / pelvic floor muscles

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we conducted the study on reliability of manometry with anorectal probe for assessing pelvic floor muscle function in healthy men. The parameters included anorectal pressure (maximum anorectal pressure, duration, mean anorectal pressure, gradient, and area under the curve of anorectal pressure). Inter- and intra- rater reliability in two examiners were evaluated in this study. The results showed that the favorable inter- and intra- reliability of manometry for pelvic floor muscle function in health men. The results of this study suggests that the manometry is a direct method of assessing the pelvic floor muscle function in men.

Free Research Field

pelvic floor physiotherapy

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究における成果は、男性の骨盤底筋群の筋機能の直接的な評価法の確立の一助となると考える。これまで、骨盤底筋群の筋機能の指標としては 、女性における腟圧測定が報告されてきた。本研究を通じて、女性の腟圧測定だけではなく、男性における直腸肛門内圧測定が、骨盤底筋群の筋機能を測定する信頼性のある方法ことが明らかとなった。今後、臨床現場における骨盤底筋トレーニングの骨盤底筋群の評価指標として有用であると考える。