INCONTINENCE CARE
Incontinence is the inability to control the passage of
urine. This can range
from an occasional leakage of urine, to a complete inability to hold any urine.
The two main types of urinary incontinence are:
- Stress incontinence -- occurs during certain activities
like coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercise.
- Urge incontinence -- involves a strong, sudden need to
urinate followed by instant bladder contraction and involuntary loss of urine.
You don't have enough time between when you recognize the need to urinate
and when you actually do urinate.
- Bladder retraining -- this involves urinating on a schedule,
whether you feel a need to go or not. In between those times, you try to
wait to the next scheduled time. At first, you may need to schedule 1 hour
intervals. Gradually, you can increase by 1/2 hour intervals until you are
only urinating every 3-4 hours without leakage.
- Kegel exercises -- contract the pelvic floor muscles
for 10 seconds, and then relax them for 10 seconds. Repeat 10 times. Do these
exercises 3 times per day. You can do Kegel exercises any time, any place.
- EMG Biofeedback -- uses electrodes placed on the pelvic floor muscles, giving you feedback about when they are contracted and when they are not. Electrical stimulation uses low-voltage electric current to stimulate the pelvic floor muscles.
Our incontinence program can help you to identify pelvic floor muscles correctly and help train it effectively. We provide on going evaluation and to help you adhere to the exercise regime and keep you motivated to do it RIGHT and CONSISTENTLY. Our physiotherapy incontinence program utilizes electrical stimulation and EMG training. We provide effective incontinence care for both men and women.
