Physiotherapy Review

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2/2026 vol. 30
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Use of low frequency currents (TENS and NMES) in the treatment of urinary incontinence in women – systematic review and meta-analysis

Ana Julia Vieira Criveletto 1
,
Nathália Mara Francisco 1
,
Rafaela Sotana Rodrigues 1
,
Stefany Kiara Zorzela Raizi 1
,
Dernival Bertoncello 2
,
Márcia Rosângela Buzanello 1
,
Gladson Ricardo Flor Bertolini 1

  1. Fisioterapia, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Cascavel, Brazil

  2. Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil

Physiotherapy Review, 2026, 30(2), 30-42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/phr.2026.162658
Data publikacji online: 2026/06/22
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