Date

4-7-2026

Department

School of Health Sciences

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences (PhD)

Chair

Eric Sobolewski

Keywords

Pre- and post-menopausal, stress urinary incontinence (SUI), pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFMEs), glute bridges (GBs), wallsits (WSs), research, reducing, alleviating

Disciplines

Health and Physical Education

Abstract

There is a plethora of women in the pre- and post-menopausal phase who have stress urinary incontinence (SUI), which means accidentally leaking urine while coughing and sneezing, and not being able to hold urine for a brief period once they have the urge to void. Kegels have been the suggested treatment for centuries. Currently, numerous research articles on pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) or pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFMEs), such as Kegels, electrical stimulation, laser treatment, Botox injections, and pharmaceuticals, do not provide conclusive evidence. The deprivation of evidence leads to a gap in research on the reduction or elimination of SUI in women. Incorporating glute bridges and wallsits as a form of PFMT could help decrease SUI in pre- and post-menopausal women. The suggested methodology could significantly influence research by potentially closing a gap in the current literature regarding specific PFMTs or PFMEs that have not been discussed in existing scholarly articles. This study aims to examine and evaluate the efficacy of glute bridges and wallsits as a form of PFMT compared to Kegels in reducing or eliminating SUI in pre- and post-menopausal women.

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