Our reviewconfirmsthatpelvicfloormuscleexerciseisparticularlybeneficialinthetreatmentof
urinary stressincontinenceinfemales.Studieshaveshownupto70%improvementinsymptomsof
stress incontinencefollowingappropriatelyperformedpelvicfloorexercise.Thisimprovementisevident
across allagegroups.Thereisevidencethatwomenperformbetterwithexerciseregimessupervisedby
specialist physiotherapistsorcontinencenurses,asopposedtounsupervisedorleaflet-basedcare.
There isevidenceforthewidespreadrecommendationthatpelvicfloormuscleexercisehelpswomen
with alltypesofurinaryincontinence.However,thetreatmentismostbeneficialinwomenwithstress
urinary incontinencealone,andwhoparticipateinasupervisedpelvicfloormuscletrainingprogramme
for atleastthreemonths