EFFECTIVENESS OF HYPOPRESSIVE EXERCISE VERSUS POSTURAL CORRECTION ON STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND DEPRESSION AMONG POST MENOPAUSAL WOMEN

ABSTRACT
Stress
urinary incontinence (SUI) is most prevalent gynaecological urinary disease among post menopause woman.
It has negative impact on various areas of the woman's life, including physical, psychological, sexual, social and
occupational aspects. Many non phar macological methods are accessible for the management of SUI, both
hypopressive exercises and postural corrective options for non invasive and cost effective modalities of
management that can be employed to prevent the occurrence of stress urinary incontin ence and to decrease its
severity. In this comparative study 40 subjects were selected and divided into 2 groups with 20 on each. As group a
was given with Hypopressive training and group B was given with postural correction. The intervention was given
30 minutes per day for alternate days for 8 weeks. Stress Urinary Incontinence was measured by ICIQ SF and
Depression was measured using Depression Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). On comparing Mean Values of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and ICIQ SF Questionnaire scores Between pre test and post test
within the Group A and Group B shows highly significant difference at p≤ 0.001. Hence the null hypothesis is
rejected. The study concludes that both group A hypopressive exercises and group B Postural correction had shown
improvement in ICIQ UI and Hamilton depression rating scale among post menopausal women, but more significant improvement was observed in patients who underwent hypopressive exercises than Postural correction.This will give adequate s upport to the patient to get recovery from the condition.
KEYWORDS:
Stress urinary incontinence, Post menopause, ICIQUI SF, HAM D Scale Hypopressive exercises,
Postural Correction.