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Physiotherapists are able to help with stress and urge
incontinence often following prostate surgery.
There are
many different causes of incontinence.
Following an evaluation, physiotherapists use detailed
education on the pelvic floor muscles, healthy bladder and
bowel routines and may use timed voiding schedules. They will
spend time teaching personalized pelvic floor exercise
prescriptions and coordinated abdominal control to help in
daily activities. Biofeedback and electrical stimulation have
been shown to help increase the strength of the pelvic floor
muscles and decrease the irritability of the bladder muscle to
decrease the number of pads worn, and improve quality of life.
Do you know where every bathroom in town is
located!
Stress Incontinence
- Involuntary loss of urine during physical
exertion may be due to weak Pelvic floor muscles
- "I leak when I cough or sneeze"
Urge Incontinence
- Urine loss that occurs with a strong
desire to urinate and only a few seconds warning. May be due
to an over active bladder muscle.
- "I can't wait. I need to pee now. Oops!
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