Abstract:
Objective To explore the impact of electrostimulation biofeedback therapy combined with pelvic floor muscle training on postpartum pelvic floor function in first vaginal birth women.
Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of in first vaginal birth women. The control group (n=49) received pelvic floor muscle training, while the observation group (n=49) received electrostimulation biofeedback therapy in addition to pelvic floor muscle training. Comparisons were made between the two groups before treatment and 10 weeks after treatment in terms of uterine artery blood flow indicatorspeak systolic velocity (PSV), resistance index (RI), and pulsatility index (PI) of uterine artery, serological indicatorsC-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), pelvic floor ultrasound indicators (bladder neck mobility, anteroposterior diameter of levator hiatal area, levator hiatal volume), pelvic floor function Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory-20 (PFDI-20), pelvic floor muscle strength, and quality of lifeShort Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36). The costs of the two treatments were compared at the end of treatment.
Results Ten weeks after treatment, PSV, muscle potential values of type I and type II muscles, and SF-36 scores were significantly increased in both groups compared with those before treatment, with the observation group showing higher values than the control group (P < 0.05). RI, PI, CRP, IL-6, bladder neck mobility, anteroposterior diameter of levator hiatal area, levator hiatal volume, and PFDI-20 scores were decreased in both groups compared with those before treatment, with the observation group showing lower values than the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the treatment cost in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion Electrostimulation biofeedback therapy combined with pelvic floor muscle training can effectively improve postpartum uterine artery blood flow indicators, serological indicators, pelvic floor ultrasound indicators, pelvic floor muscle strength, and promote pelvic floor function recovery in first vaginal delivery women.