Ativação do centro de força de idosas com e sem incontinência urinária de esforço

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the activation of the central force in elderly women with and without Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). Comparative observational transversal with quantitative analysis. Data were collected in the months from January to April 2013, through a structured questionnaire and tests for evaluation of respiratory muscles, transversus abdominis and multifidus muscles, which were conducted with elderly women participating in group aerobics CEFD / UFSM. Was composed of 22 elderly 8 without the presence of urinary incontinence (Continents) and 14 with the presence of stress urinary incontinence (incontinence). Regarding the muscles involved in core stability, it can be seen that three (37.5%) of the multifidus muscle showed Continents normal and 3 (37.5%) good, and for incontinent 10 (71.4%) researched showed that normal muscle. Continents in 4 (50%) women was the transversus abdominis satisfactory, incontinent in 9 (64.2%) women was the transversus abdominis unsatisfactory. Regarding respiratory muscle strength, the average MIP of Continents was 64.7 cmH20, whereas the incontinent was 70 cmH20. As for the MEP values were 72.7 cmH20 for Continents and 75.4 cmH20 for incontinent. We conclude that there was greater difficulty in activating the deep muscles of the abdomen in the group of incontinent, and respiratory muscle strength showed the incontinent MIP and MEP values in relation to continents.