Pelvic floor dysfunctions: integrated rehabilitative approach

Abstract

Pelvic floor is a complex of muscles, membranes and structural and suspensive ligaments that creates a base plane for the abdominal-pelvic cavity. The role of this structure is really important in the genesis of specific pathologies affecting the psychological, physical and social sphere of the patient. One of the major problem connected to pelvic floor dysfunction is that of urinary incontinence, because of the predominant role of muscular-skeletal uncoordination in the physiopathology of continence problems. That of pelvic floor dysfunctions actually represents one of the most interesting field of physiotherapy, therefore the search for new treatments in that context represents one of the main challenge in rehabilitation.

For all these reasons the Chair of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine of the ‘‘G. D’Annunzio’’ University of Chieti-Pescara, in collaboration with the Department of Gynecology at the Clinical Hospital of Chieti (Italy) realized a study regarding a new rehabilitative approach to pelvic floor dysfunction.