%0 Journal Article
%T Muscle strength of the pelvic floor among young and climateric continent women For a muscular do assoalho p¨¦lvico entre mulheres continentes jovens e climat¨¦ricas
%A Eliane Cristina Hilberath Moreira
%A Paula Bueno de Arruda
%J Semina : Ci¨ºncias Biol¨®gicas e da Sa¨²de
%D 2010
%I Universidade Estadual de Londrina
%X The menopause represents a stage in life when modifications in the urogynecological tract occur as a decrease in the muscle strength of the pelvic floor and urethral turgidity. It is suggested that healthy muscles are thick and this enables them to support the vagina walls as well as provide a sphincteral action, favoring the closing and urethral continence. It is possible that the blood supply associated to strong muscles will promote the health of the epithelium in the area, stimulating the adequate vaginal lubrication and the delay of atrophic changes due to the age. The purpose of this study was to verify the muscle strength of the pelvic floor among healthy young and climateric women, in order to identify the existing alterations in this musculature. The study consisted of 49 women divided in two groups: Group 1 consisting of women (N=24) with an average age of 29.33 years old and Group 2, consisting of women (N=25) with an average age of 51.8 years old, submitted to the evaluation of the muscle strength of the pelvic floor by means of bidigital palpation and perineometry. Significant differences were not identified concerning the pelvic floor muscle strength by means of the perineometry in the studied groups. As for the bidigital palpation evaluation, a larger capacity of voluntary contraction and sustained maintenance of this contraction in 25 to 35-years old women was observed. O climat¨¦rio representa a fase em que ocorrem modifica  es no trato uroginecol¨®gico, como a diminui  o da for a muscular do assoalho p¨¦lvico e turgidez uretral. ¨¦ sugerido que m¨²sculos sadios s o volumosos e isso os capacita a suportar as paredes da vagina t o bem como prover uma a  o esfincteriana, favorecendo o fechamento e a contin¨ºncia uretral. ¨¦ plaus¨ªvel que o suprimento de sangue associado a m¨²sculos fortes promover¨¢ a sa¨²de do epit¨¦lio na ¨¢rea, estimulando a lubrifica  o vaginal adequada e o retardo das mudan as atr¨®ficas da idade. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a for a muscular do assoalho p¨¦lvico entre mulheres saud¨¢veis jovens e climat¨¦ricas, buscando identificar as altera  es existentes nesta musculatura. O estudo foi composto por 49 mulheres dividas em dois grupos: Grupo 1 composto por mulheres (N=24) com m¨¦dia de idade de 29,33 anos e o grupo 2 composto por mulheres (N=25) com m¨¦dia de idade de 51,8 anos, submetidas a avalia  o da for a muscular do assoalho p¨¦lvico por meio de palpa  o bidigital e perineometria. O presente estudo n o identificou diferen as significativas da for a de press o muscular do assoalho p¨¦lvico pela perineometria entre os grup
%K For a muscular
%K Assoalho p¨¦lvico
%K Perineometria.
%U http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/6605