Participants
injuries of the lower extremities, hypertension, urinary incontinence, pain
PROLAPSE, URINARY INCONTINENCE, CARDIAC INSUFFICIENCY, STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE, HYPERTENSION
We enrolled 30 female participants from convenient samples of the community after screening for eligibility. The inclusion criteria were postmenopausal women aged between 55 and 66 that suffered from mild stress urinary incontinence, characterized by the occurrence of urinary incontinence when coughing or sneezing but did not require daily use of urinary padsThe exclusion criteria included gynaecological surgery, any surgery in the abdomen, pelvis or lower extremities in the last ten years, injuries of the lower extremities, pelvis or spine in the past six months, reproductive organs prolapse, cesarean section history, hypertension, cardiac insufficiency and taking estrogen medication. No pelvis or low back pain appeared in the last six months. All participants had obtained the doctor and/or physiotherapist permission prior to participating in the study. Ethical approval was obtained from the research ethics committee of sports science from Beijing Sport University, with reference number 2021054H. All protocols were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations of the captioned ethics committee. Informed consent was obtained from all participants.