Effects of biofeedback electrical stimulation combined with exercise therapy on the recovery of pelvic organ prolapse in women at different stages of postpartum delivery
Objective To investigate the effect of biofeedback electrical stimulation combined with exercise therapy on the recovery of pelvic organ prolapse in women at different stages of postpartum delivery.Methods 40 women with mild pelvic organ prolapse were retrospectively selected and were divided into the early group(20 cases,42 d to 6 months postpartum)and the late group(20 cases,6 months postpartum)according to the start time of treatment.Both groups were treated with biofeedback electrical stimulation combined with exercise therapy.The function recovery of pelvic floor was compared between the two groups.Results After treatment,the total myoelectric value and Class Ⅰ myoelectric value of the early group were(10.55±3.14)μV and(6.80±2.05)μV,respectively,which were higher than(8.54±2.61)μV and(5.10±2.08)μV of the late group(P<0.05).After treatment,the hiatus area,bladder neck position,bladder back Angle and bladder neck movement of the early group were better than those before treatment,and the improvement of bladder neck position and bladder neck movement of the early group were better than those of the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Early postpartum application of biofeedback electrical stimulation and exercise therapy can effectively improve the degree of pelvic floor organ prolapse and enhance the pelvic floor muscle function.
Postpartum pelvic organ prolapseBiofeedback electrical stimulationPelvic floor muscle exercise