Athletic Incontinence: Proposal of a New Term for a New Woman

Araújo, Maíta Poli de; Sartori, Marair Grácio Ferreira; Girão, Manoel Joâo Batista Castello

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1605370

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“…Most commonly UI is classified as stress (complaint of involuntary loss of urine on effort or physical exertion including sporting activities, or on sneezing or coughing [ 1 ]), urgency (complaint of involuntary loss of urine associated with urgency [ 1 ]) or mixed UI (complaint of both stress and urgency UI [ 1 ]). The term athletic incontinence is not an officially recognised term [ 17 ] but a term used either generally in the literature to describe UI experienced during athletic activity [ 18 ] or more specifically to describe UI experienced by otherwise continent young nulliparous women only during training and competition [ 19 ]. More recently, the term athletic incontinence has been used to describe UI experienced during exercise by otherwise continent women of any age or parity [ 11 , 17 ].…”

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Urinary Incontinence in Competitive Women Powerlifters: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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Background Urinary incontinence (UI) can negatively affect a woman’s quality of life, participation in sport and athletic performance. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of UI in competitive women powerlifters; identify possible risk factors and activities likely to provoke UI; and establish self-care practices. Methods This international cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey completed by 480 competitive women powerlifters aged between 20 and 71 years. The Incontinence Severity Index (ISI) was used to determine the severity of UI. Results We found that 43.9% of women had experienced UI within the three months prior to this study. The deadlift was the most likely, and the bench-press the least likely exercise to provoke UI. ISI scores were positively correlated with parity (τ = 0.227, p < 0.001), age (τ = 0.179, p < 0.001), competition total (τ = 0.105, p = 0.002) and body mass index score (τ = 0.089, p = 0.009). There was no significant correlation between ISI and years strength training (τ = − 0.052, p = 0.147) or years powerlifting (τ = 0.041, p = 0.275). There was a negative correlation between ISI score with having a pelvic floor assessment (η = 0.197), and the ability to correctly perform pelvic floor exercises (η = 0.172). Conclusion The prevalence of UI in this cohort was at the upper limit experienced by women in the general population. Women who had undergone a pelvic floor examination or were confident in correctly performing pelvic floor exercises experienced less severe UI.

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Urinary Incontinence in Competitive Women Powerlifters: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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“…2 The term "athletic incontinence", while not an officially recognised term, has been used to describe either UI that is experienced during athletic activity or more specifically, UI experienced by otherwise continent young nulliparous women only during training and competition. 3,4 For the purpose of this study, we defined athletic incontinence as UI experienced during exercise by otherwise continent women of any age or parity.…”

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<p>Urinary Incontinence and Women CrossFit Competitors</p>

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Kirshbaum

Gahreman

2020

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Purpose Urinary incontinence is a common condition that potentially discourages women from participating in physical activity. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of urinary and athletic incontinence and establish which activities and contexts were most likely to provoke urine leakage in women CrossFit competitors. Patients and Methods This research was an international, cross-sectional, survey-based study. The online survey was completed by 452 women CrossFit competitors. The Incontinence Severity Index was used to determine the frequency and severity of urinary incontinence. Results Urinary incontinence was experienced by 41.8% of participants in the three months prior to the study and 17.7% experienced athletic incontinence. Women came to experience athletic incontinence through two different pathways. Some women were continent before commencing CrossFit (9.7%), remain continent during everyday activities but now experience urinary incontinence during exercise. Alternatively, 8% of women were incontinent before commencing CrossFit, are now continent during everyday activities but remain incontinent during exercise. High impact CrossFit activities were most likely to provoke urinary incontinence. Conclusion This study highlighted the importance of distinguishing between urinary incontinence that develops after commencing an exercise program in otherwise continent women and urinary incontinence that persists only during exercise in previously incontinent women.

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“…Regarding SUI prevalence by sport, the most prevalent high-impact sports are volleyball and trampoline [6,8,11], as well as running activities [11]. Incontinent athletes can also present impairments in their quality-of-life (QoL), such as restrictions on sports and/or social activities [12], and even leading to the abandonment of exercise [4].…”

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Pelvic Floor Muscle Training In Women Practicing High-impact Sports: A Systematic Review

et al. 2022

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Urinary incontinence (UI) in female sports women can impair their quality-of-life (QoL) and reduce their participation in sport. This review aims to evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) in treating UI in women participating in high-impact sports. Furthermore, to assess the influence of PFMT on pelvic floor muscles (PFM) function and the UI impact on their QoL. For this purpose, a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs was performed. Electronic search was conducted on PubMed, EMBASE, SciELO and Scopus. The quality of evidence was assessed using the PEDro and ROBINS-I scales. The Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT) was used to assess the quality of PFMT protocols. All studies were available at full-text including incontinent female participants who are practitioners of high-impact sports, investigating PFMT vs control groups(inactive) or undergoing other treatments. Three RCTs and two non-RCTs (104 participants) were analyzed. PFMT provided a significant improvement in UI symptoms with reduction in the frequency (n=3) and the amount of UI (n=5). PFM function was assessed in three studies, and two found improvement in maximal contraction and one in vaginal resting pressure in favor of PFMT. None of the two studies that assessed QoL found a difference after PFMT intervention.

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Athletic Incontinence: Proposal of a New Term for a New Woman

Cited by 15 publications

References 13 publications

Urinary Incontinence in Competitive Women Powerlifters: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Urinary Incontinence in Competitive Women Powerlifters: A Cross-Sectional Survey

<p>Urinary Incontinence and Women CrossFit Competitors</p>

Pelvic Floor Muscle Training In Women Practicing High-impact Sports: A Systematic Review

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