Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation in the treatment of urinary incontinence.

Abstract

We evaluated five types of electrical stimulation (continuous, intermittent pseudorandomized, randomized (stochastic), and intermittent randomized) for their effects on muscle contraction and muscle fatigue in 12 patients with urinary incontinence. Continuous stimulation, used in the available commercial stimulators, was not optimal. Randomized (stochastic) stimulation seems to be optimal although this conclusion was not statistically confirmed.