TY  - JOUR
SP  - 303
N2  - Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and associated factors of urinary incontinence in women
who participate in weightlifting sports.
Material and method: The final sample included 22 female athletes aged 18?27. Participants were divided into a control
group (n = 6) and two intervention groups based on training frequency: IG1 (?4 days/week, n = 8) and IG2 (<4 days/week,
n = 8). The intervention, based on Kegel exercises performed five times weekly for six weeks. UI impact was assessed pre and
post intervention using the ICIQ-LUTSqol questionnaire.
Results: A high prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) was reported (63.6%), especially during sports activity. In the intervention groups, no statistically significant differences were observed in ICIQ-LUTSqol scores between groups (P = 0.65) or
over time (P = 0.47), nor in the group-by-time interaction (P = 0.15). However, a non-significant trend suggested a reduction in
ICIQ-LUTSqol scores in IG2 post-intervention. However, a non significant trend suggested a reduction in ICIQ-LUTSqol scores
in IG2 post-intervention, although eta 2 was low.
Conclusions: The six-week Kegel intervention had limited impact on UI symptoms among these young female athletes,
suggesting that longer interventions and consideration of additional factors may be necessary to achieve significant UI
reduction in this population.
ID  - uneatlantico17667
UR  - http://doi.org/10.18176/archmeddeporte.00188
A1  - Pulgar, Susana
A1  - Battyán Padró, Lya
A1  - del Pueyo, Elena
A1  - Olmedillas, Hugo
EP  - 309
JF  - Archivos de Medicina del Deporte
IS  - 6
KW  - Incontinencia urinaria; Suelo pélvico; Fuerza; Mujeres; Deportes
Y1  - 2024/12//
TI  - Effectiveness of a Kegel protocol on urinary incontinence in female weightlifters
AV  - public
SN  - 02128799
VL  - 41
ER  -