Pelvic floor rehabilitation in patients with genitourinary cancer: a narrative review
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https://doi.org/10.28957/rcmfr.452Keywords:
Pelvic floor, pelvis cancer, physical therapy modalityAbstract
Introduction. Pelvic floor dysfunction is estimated to affect 23.7% of women after completing treatment for gynecologic cancer. Pelvic floor rehabilitation includes a set of interventions for the prevention and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction.
Objective. To conduct a narrative review of pelvic floor rehabilitation interventions performed to treat patients who received treatment for genitourinary cancer and developed pelvic floor dysfunction.
Methods. A narrative review of the literature was conducted to describe the evidence on rehabilitation interventions for pelvic floor dysfunction in patients undergoing treatment for genitourinary cancer.
Results. Pelvic floor rehabilitation interventions, such as pelvic floor physiotherapy, which includes pelvic floor muscle training, biofeedback, electrical stimulation, and vaginal dilators, have good evidence in the treatment of patients with genitourinary cancer and pelvic floor dysfunction.
Conclusion. Genitourinary cancer and its treatment cause dysfunction such as urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, sexual dysfunction, pain and decreased quality of life. Treatments that include pelvic floor rehabilitation procedures are effective and improve the quality of life of cancer survivors.
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