Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity, Respiratory Functions, Respiratory Muscle Strength, and Functional Capacity in Children With Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

The functional disorders of the lower urinary tract in children involve overactive bladder with thickening of the bladder muscle, resulting in a decrease in functional bladder volume and an increase in intra-bladder pressure. Lower urinary tract dysfunction in children most commonly develops due to non-neuropathic bladder sphincter dysfunction. Pelvic floor disorders is a term used to describe various diseases including mild, moderate and severe impairment of the pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floor disorders become a condition that causes some symptoms such as involuntary urinary and faecal/gas incontinence, urgency and pelvic pain due to increased pressure of the pelvic floor muscles. Although the symptoms experienced may be permanent, they usually last throughout the day. Electromyography (EMG) is a well-known non-invasive and practical method for relative pelvic floor muscle activity. Standardised endurance tests will be used for core muscle endurance measurements. Pulmonary function tests help to determine the severity of functional impairments and the extent to which treatment restores normal function. It has been reported that respiratory muscle strength tests can be used to monitor the effect of various diseases on muscle strength, especially considering their variations in the normal population. The six-minute walk test, which is used in the assessment of functional capacity, is frequently used in a wide range of different populations, including children, because it is easy to perform, has a low cost and especially shows exercise capacity. The six-minute walk test is an important indicator of aerobic endurance, which is one of the basic components of physical fitness. The findings of this project will provide to see whether pelvic floor muscle activity, respiratory functions, respiratory muscle strength and functional capacity of children with lower urinary tract dysfunction differ from healthy children of the same age. The lack of a study on this subject s