Use of Medium Frequency Electrotherapy in the Treatment of OAB, LUTS and Pelvic Pain
Use of Medium Frequency Electrotherapy in the Treatment of OAB, LUTS and Pelvic Pain
The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of medium frequency electrotherapy
 (interferential currents) treatment for overactive bladder (OAB), lower urinary tract
 symptoms (LUTS) and pelvic pain
This study consists of 100 women, complaining of increased bladder sensation and urgency with
 or without incontinence as principal symptomatology and who had not received previous
 pharmacological treatment. Group-A was used as a control group (n = 50). Group-B patients
 received 18 sessions of medium frequency electrotherapy during 9 weeks, 2 weekly sessions
Inclusion Criteria:

 Increased bladder sensation Urgency Overactive bladder Lower urinary tract symptoms Pelvic
 pain

 Exclusion Criteria:

 Neurogenic bladder Acute urinary infection Pelvic floor surgery Congenital urological
 malformations Age less than 18 years Bladder organic pathology Pelvic radiotherapy