PURPOSE: This study was designed to evaluate prospectively the results of pelvic floor physiotherapy with the aid of biofeedback in a heterogeneous group of @entity1 with intractable @entity1142 . METHODS: Biofeedback was used to treat 19 @entity1 (age range, 16-78 (median, 63) years) with intractable @entity1142 . Assessment, using visual linear analog scales of symptoms, was performed prospectively by an independent researcher. Biofeedback was performed by a physiotherapist, and @entity1 were required to attend six sessions on an outpatient basis. The cause of @entity1142 was heterogeneous, with no specific disorder being implicated on testing with anal manometry, defecating proctography, and colonic transit time. RESULTS: At six weeks, there was a median 27 percent (range, -8-93 percent) improvement in symptom scores. At six months, there was a median 23 percent (range, -54-64 percent) improvement in symptom scores. These were statistically significant compared with the scores at outset, six weeks (P = 0.0006), and six months (P = 0.012). However, only two (12.5 percent) @entity1 at the six-month follow-up had an improvement of greater than 50 percent in their symptoms. CONCLUSION: Biofeedback is not recommended in the management of @entity1142 .

Prospective study of biofeedback for treatment of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1142 :: ('MESH:D003248', 'Disease') :: ['constipation']
@entity1142 :: (MESH:D003248,Disease) :: ['constipation']
