Commonly Treated Conditions- Incontinence
Millions of women and men suffer with incontinence. Weakened pelvic floor muscles, which support the internal organs of the pelvis and prevent leakage, are a major cause of incontinence. Pelvic floor muscles in spasm can contribute to incontinence and can cause pain in the rectal and pelvic region. Physical Therapy offers muscle re-education and bladder retraining, so that each individual can learn how to effectively use these muscles to reduce their symptoms.
Treatable forms include: stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, and mixed urinary incontinence which is a combination of the first two types. Individuals can have bladder urgency and frequency without leakage.
Also treatable, is fecal incontinence. A weakened external anal sphincter and pelvic floor muscles often cause this problem, especially in women during the postpartum period or in men and women later in life.
BLADDER FUNCTION: So what is normal, anyway?
It is a very distressing situation for an adult to lose bladder function. Knowing what is normal is the first step towards making a decision to ask for help. Answer these 4 questions to help you decide whether you should see your doctor or another health professional.
Treatable forms include: stress urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, and mixed urinary incontinence which is a combination of the first two types. Individuals can have bladder urgency and frequency without leakage.
Also treatable, is fecal incontinence. A weakened external anal sphincter and pelvic floor muscles often cause this problem, especially in women during the postpartum period or in men and women later in life.
BLADDER FUNCTION: So what is normal, anyway?
It is a very distressing situation for an adult to lose bladder function. Knowing what is normal is the first step towards making a decision to ask for help. Answer these 4 questions to help you decide whether you should see your doctor or another health professional.
- Do you urinate more than 8 times during an average day?
- Do you wake up to urinate more than once after going to sleep?
- Do you rush to get to the bathroom for fear of losing urine?
- Do you worry about finding a bathroom quickly when you are away from home?