Desenvolvimento de um sistema wireless de avaliação eletromiográfica dos músculos do assoalho pélvico em mulheres com incontinência urinária de esforço
Year: 2024
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Introduction: The pelvic floor muscles (PFM) are responsible for maintaining urinary and fecal continence. Additionally, they support pelvic organs, contribute to sexual function, and assist in body posture. Electromyographic instruments are commonly used in clinical practice for the evaluation and treatment of PFMs. However, current devices are wired to a computer for transmitting electromyographic data, restricting their use to enclosed environments and limiting certain movements and postures. The development or improvement of wireless devices could allow data collection on muscle behavior during everyday activities in various postures and movements. With this data, physical therapists would have better support for clinical decision-making and for developing physiotherapeutic treatment plans. Objective I = To develop a wireless electromyographic prototype, embedded in a support garment, that transmits data to a computer, to evaluate the electromyographic signals of PFMs in different postures and movements (Patent filed at the National Institute of Industrial Property – INPI (BR 10 2019 004572 8) and the Ministry of Economy of Brazil, 2019). Objective II = To develop a systematic review protocol of the literature on electromyographic data for the treatment of pelvic floor muscle dysfunctions in pregnant and postpartum women (Published in Plos One, A1 ranking, 2024). Method I = Construction of a portable electromyographic prototype housed in a durable material case (5cm x 5cm), composed of an intracavitary electromyographic sensor connected to an intracavitary probe adapter and an electromyographic signal amplifier for a micro-controlled system via radiofrequency transmission or local storage. Then, equipment testing phases were conducted through laboratory tests by two professors and four students to analyze the electromyographic data collection. Method II = To scientifically and systematically review the literature on electromyographic parameters used in the treatment of PFM dysfunctions in pregnant and postpartum women. Results and Conclusion I = The portable electromyographic prototype was able to present electromyographic data similar to the gold standard electromyographic equipment commonly used in the clinical field. Results and Conclusion II = The results are expected to provide the most commonly used electromyographic parameters in the literature to scientifically support the protocols used by professionals treating PFM dysfunctions in pregnant and postpartum women.
Author: Leitão, Alethéa Cury Rabelo
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Urology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7120630976