THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC NEUROPATHY

Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common and distressing complication in patients with diabetic neuropathy, significantly affecting quality of life.Conventional physiotherapy is widely used; however, nerve damage associated with diabetic neuropathy may limit its effectiveness.Functional magnetic stimulation (FMS) is a non-invasive modality that induces pelvic floor muscle contractions and may offer additional benefits in managing urinary incontinence.Methods: An experimental study design was conducted with 30 patients diagnosed with diabetic neuropathy and urinary incontinence, randomly allocated into two groups (n = 15 each).Group A received functional magnetic stimulation combined with conventional physiotherapy, while Group B received conventional physiotherapy alone.Interventions were administered three sessions per week for six weeks.Outcome measures included the ICIQ-SF, ICIQ-LUTSqol, and the Saskatchewan Pelvic Floor Pathway.Pre-and post-intervention assessments were analyzed using non-parametric tests (Wilcoxon signed-rank test and Mann-Whitney U test)Results: Both groups showed statistically significant improvement in all outcome measures following intervention (p < 0.001).However, post-treatment comparisons between groups revealed significantly greater improvement in the experimental group compared to the control group across all outcome