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The role of biofeedback in the rehabilitation of veno-occlusive erectile dysfunction
Joint Authors
Husayn, Umar
Abd al-Hadi, Halah
al-Hulw, Muhammad R.
Fath Allah, Mahmud M.
Zakariyya, Muhammad A.
al-Ghandur, Tariq
Source
Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Issue
Vol. 41, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.179-186, 8 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society for Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Publication Date
2014-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background : Pelviperineal muscles play a role in erection through the enhancement of blood flow to the penis.
Hence, the reinforcement of the power of such muscles through noninvasive visual pressure biofeedback rehabilitation may be helpful in erectile function improvement.
Aim : The aim of this study was to assess the value of pelviperineal muscles’ visual pressure biofeedback rehabilitation in the treatment of organic veno-occlusive erectile dysfunction (ED).
Materials and methods : This study included 30 patients with veno-occlusive ED.
Exclusion criteria were neurological, psychological, endocrinal, and arterial insufficiency ED.
Also, patients with malignancies, chronic renal failure, liver cell failure, urological congenital abnormalities, pelvic surgery, pelvic radiation, or trauma and patients on medications known to cause ED were excluded.
All patients performed visual pressure biofeedback strengthening of the pelviperineal muscles three times weekly for 3 months.
In addition to clinical and laboratory evaluations, patients were assessed by a self-administered questionnaire, a neurophysiological examination, a pharmacopenile duplex ultrasound, and the anal hold pressure.
Results : According to the self-administered questionnaire, 16 / 30 patients (53.3 %) showed either partial or complete improvement (11 and five patients, respectively).
On comparing prerehabilitation and postrehabilitation results of the pharmacopenile duplex ultrasound, 18 / 30 patients (60 %) showed either partial or complete improvement (13 and five patients, respectively).
The anal hold pressure improved from 120.7 to 189.9 after biofeedback rehabilitation.
Conclusion : Pelviperineal muscles’ visual pressure biofeedback rehabilitation is effective, inexpensive, noninvasive, safe, and easily applicable in the treatment of venogenic ED and does not have as much side effects as medication.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Hulw, Muhammad R.& Abd al-Hadi, Halah& Fath Allah, Mahmud M.& Zakariyya, Muhammad A.& Husayn, Umar& al-Ghandur, Tariq. 2014. The role of biofeedback in the rehabilitation of veno-occlusive erectile dysfunction. Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation،Vol. 41, no. 4, pp.179-186.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-435692
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Hulw, Muhammad R.…[et al.]. The role of biofeedback in the rehabilitation of veno-occlusive erectile dysfunction. Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Vol. 41, no. 4 (2014), pp.179-186.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-435692
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Hulw, Muhammad R.& Abd al-Hadi, Halah& Fath Allah, Mahmud M.& Zakariyya, Muhammad A.& Husayn, Umar& al-Ghandur, Tariq. The role of biofeedback in the rehabilitation of veno-occlusive erectile dysfunction. Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation. 2014. Vol. 41, no. 4, pp.179-186.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-435692
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 185-186
Record ID
BIM-435692