Abstract
Pelvic floor physiotherapy in myelitis disorders has been little studied. The current study has aimed to describe the results obtained through the application of a physiotherapy program based on electrostimulation, biofeedback, abdominal hypopressive technique and vaginal cones to improve quality of life and to reduce urinary and fecal incontinence symptoms in a patient with partial denervation of the pelvic floor. We present the case of a 63-year-old woman who suffered three episodes of dorsal myelopathy. She was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica due to the presence of anti-NMO IgG antibodies, visual disorders after the first outbreak and absence of brain lesions in magnetic resonance. She presented urinary and fecal incontinence of neurogenic etiology. Pelvic floor physiotherapy improved the quality of life of this patient with a myelitis disorder and also improved the severity of her urinary and fecal incontinence.
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