• Dr.K.Murugavel

Stress urinary incontinence is involuntary leakage of urine with a physical activity and happens if the pelvic flour muscle are weak. The incontinence affects quality of life as well as performance in Athletics. Present study investigated the effects of 16 weeks core muscle strengthening exercises and physiotherapeutic techniques on stress urinary incontinence and performance over 45 female athletes aged between 17and 25 years by screening with kings health questionnaire. After exposed to initial assessment the subjects were divided into three equal groups consists of 15 (n=15) each. Stress urinary incontinence was assessed by using modified oxford Grading Scale, Sandvisk severity scale and king’s Health Questionnaire. 100m run and long jump test were used to assess the performance. After the training period the post test data was collected from the participated female athletes. The collected data was subjected ‘t’ test and analysis of covariance, to findout the individual and combined effect of treatment. The analysis speculated that the core muscle strength training as well as physiotherapeutic techniques produced significant changes over incontinence and athletic performance. There is a need to improve core muscle strength to prevent the incontinence and improve the athletic performance. Exercise and games should be mandatory at all level of education.

core muscle strength exercises, physiotherapeutic techniques and Stress urinary incontinence

"EFFICACY OF CORE MUSCLE STRENGTH EXERCISES AND PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES ON STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND PERFORMANCE OF FEMALE ATHLETES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 1, page no.1081-1091, January-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1801206.pdf

"EFFICACY OF CORE MUSCLE STRENGTH EXERCISES AND PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES ON STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE AND PERFORMANCE OF FEMALE ATHLETES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 1, page no. pp1081-1091, January-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1801206.pdf