A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PILATES VERSUS RESISTED HIP ROTATION ON SEVERITY OF STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AMONG POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

ABSTRACT
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a prevalent condition among postmenopausal women, characterized by the involuntary leakage of urine during activities that increase intra-abdominal pressure affects the quality of life, leading to psychological distress, social embarrassment, and reduced participation in physical activities. Hence this study aims to find the comparative study on effectiveness of Pilates versus resisted hip rotation on severity of stress urinary incontinence among postmenopausal women. 40 subjects are randomly divided into 2 groups of 20 subjects in each group. Group A was given Pilates and Group B was given resisted hip rotation exercises for 6 weeks. Pre test and Post test values was recorded using QUID (Questionnaire for female Urinary incontinence Diagnosis) and 1 hour pad test which helps to identify the severity of urinary incontinence. On comparing the mean values of the tools used [1 hour pad test and QUID] the scores between the pre and the post- test within the group shows significant difference at p≤0.001. This study concludes that Pilates is more effective than resisted hip rotation exercises.
KEYWORDS: Stress urinary incontinence, Post-menopause, QUID, 1 hour pad test, Pilates, Resisted Hip Rotation.