Exercício hipopressivo e incontinencia urinaria: revisao

Background: Urinary incontinence is due to pelvic floor disorders. Targeted exercises can aid recovery and reduce symptoms. Aims: to investigate how hypopressive abdominal exercises can help to reduce the symptoms of urinary incontinence in women. Method: integrative review in PubMed, BVS Lilacs and Cochrane Library databases looking for “urinary incontinence” AND “hypopressive exercises” OR “hypopressive techniques”. Six articles were fully analyzed. Of these, there was a predominance of the comparison between hypopressive exercises and pelvic floor muscle training. Results: For the most part, there were beneficial effects on pelvic floor toning and improvement in urinary incontinence symptoms. When compared to other techniques, such as pelvic floor muscle training, almost no or little significant difference was identified. Conclusion: There is a predominance of greater evidence of hypopressive exercises in postpartum recovery than in the treatment of urinary incontinence. More and in-depth studies are needed regarding the relationship between hypopressive exercise and urinary incontinence.