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Perspectives on the Therapeutic Effects of Pelvic Floor Electrical Stimulation: A Systematic Review

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  • Ana Lúcia Carneiro Sarmento

    (Research Center in Applied Morphology and Immunology (NuPMIA), Faculty of Medicine (FM), University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil)

  • Bruno Silva Sá

    (Research Center in Applied Morphology and Immunology (NuPMIA), Faculty of Medicine (FM), University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
    Department of Biomedicine, University Centre of the Federal District (UDF), Brasília 70390-045, DF, Brazil)

  • Andreanne Gomes Vasconcelos

    (Research Center in Applied Morphology and Immunology (NuPMIA), Faculty of Medicine (FM), University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil
    Department of Biomedicine, University Centre of the Federal District (UDF), Brasília 70390-045, DF, Brazil)

  • Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo

    (Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Studies in Physiopharmacology (LAFMOL), Department of Biophysics and Physiology, Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil)

  • Alessandra Durazzo

    (CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy)

  • Massimo Lucarini

    (CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy)

  • José Roberto de Souza de Almeida Leite

    (Research Center in Applied Morphology and Immunology (NuPMIA), Faculty of Medicine (FM), University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil)

  • Hugo Alves Sousa

    (Research Center in Applied Morphology and Immunology (NuPMIA), Faculty of Medicine (FM), University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil)

  • Selma Aparecida Souza Kückelhaus

    (Research Center in Applied Morphology and Immunology (NuPMIA), Faculty of Medicine (FM), University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília 70910-900, DF, Brazil)

Abstract

Pelvic, perineal, and nervous lesions, which derive principally from pregnancy and childbirth, may lead to pelvic floor dysfunctions, such as organ prolapses and lesions in the nerves and muscles due to muscle expansion and physiology. It is estimated that 70% of women affected by this clinical picture have symptoms that do not respond to the classical treatments with antimuscarinic and anticholinergic drugs. Therefore, resorting to efficient alternatives and less invasive methods is necessary to assist this public health problem that predominantly affects the female population, which is more susceptible to the risk factors. This study aimed to perform an updated and comprehensive literature review focused on the effects of pelvic floor electrical stimulation, considering new perspectives such as a correlation between electric current and site of intervention and other molecular aspects, different from the present reviews that predominantly evaluate urodynamic aspects. For that purpose, PubMed and ScienceDirect databases were used to perform the search, and the Methodi ordinatio method was applied. With well-researched therapeutic effects, electrical stimulation induced promising results in histological, nervous, and molecular evaluations and spinal processes, which showed beneficial results and revealed new perspectives on ways to evoke responses in the lower urinary tract in a non-invasive way. Thus, it is possible to conclude that this type of intervention may be a non-invasive alternative to treat pelvic and perineal dysfunctions.

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  • Ana Lúcia Carneiro Sarmento & Bruno Silva Sá & Andreanne Gomes Vasconcelos & Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo & Alessandra Durazzo & Massimo Lucarini & José Roberto de Souza de Almeida Leite & Hugo Alves So, 2022. "Perspectives on the Therapeutic Effects of Pelvic Floor Electrical Stimulation: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:21:p:14035-:d:955904
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    1. Sumian Yang & Wenshu Sang & Jing Feng & Haifeng Zhao & Xian Li & Ping Li & Hongfang Fan & Zengjun Tang & Lina Gao, 2017. "The effect of rehabilitation exercises combined with direct vagina low voltage low frequency electric stimulation on pelvic nerve electrophysiology and tissue function in primiparous women: A randomis," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(23-24), pages 4537-4547, December.
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