Effect of the 8 Week of Core Stability Exercises on Urinary Incontinence and Quality of Life of Women with Urinary Incontinence

Introduction: Urinary incontinence is a debilitating and infuriating disorder that appears with involuntary excretion of urine, resulting in psychological, health-related and social complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of core stability training on urinary incontinence and quality of life in women's with urinary incontinence.
Materials and methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 24 women with urinary incontinence were recruited and included through convenient sampling and randomly assigned into two equal-size groups marked as the experimental and the control. ICIQ-UISF questionnaire and SF-36 questionnaire, were used to assess urinary incontinence and quality of life (QoL). The experimental group participated in core stabilization exercises 45 minute a session, three sessions per week for eight weeks; the control group did not participate in any type of training in the same period. Data was analyzed by repeated measures analysis of variance at the significance level of 0.05.
Results: Following eight weeks of core stability training, significant improvement in urinary incontinence (F=93.7, P=0.001) and quality of life scores (F=28.1, P=0.001), was evident in the experimental group compared to the control group.
Conclusion: Core stabilization exercises seem to be an effective approach in urinary incontinence management in women. Thus, they are recommended to be included in management of women with urinary incontinency.