You Are Not Alone
Incontinence is a common condition affecting 50-75% of women over the age of 65 and an estimated 40% of women younger than 65. Despite the prevalence, only 1 out of 3 women seek care. Urine leakage is not considered a normal part of aging. If you are having any unwanted leakage, discuss your options with your Physician.
Conservative Therapy Should Be Your First Option
That is why our office provides comprehensive, non-surgical therapy to our patients for treatment of common pelvic floor disorders. Pelvic Floor Therapy utilizes Biofeedback and Electronic Stimulation, allowing patients to be active participants in improving strength, control, and awareness of the pelvic floor muscles.
What is Pelvic Floor Therapy?
This conservative, non-surgical therapy is used to treat incontinence, urgency, overactive bladder, and pelvic pain and to re-educate the pelvic floor muscles to restore and maintain health. A healthcare professional will educate, evaluate, and instruct you on proper isolation and exercise of your pelvic floor muscles. Often people attempt to exercise the pelvic floor by performing “Kegel exercises”, but do not realize that they are performing these exercises improperly, and therefore are not making progress. With the guidance of trained healthcare professionals, biofeedback offers a clear visual reinforcement of the accuracy and effectiveness of muscle exercises to obtain optimal results.
Pelvic Floor Therapy Helps You Maintain An Active Lifestyle
SERVICES
Continence Care
Our Pelvic Floor Specialists provide comprehensive urological services to the community. Patients are referred by their physicians for bladder training, pelvic floor therapy, and/or Urodynamics testing. In addition, patients without a physician’s referral can be seen by one of the Pelvic Floor Nurses for assessment and assistance with urinary incontinence.
Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Therapy
Using pelvic floor rehabilitation technology, a computer recorder monitors your pelvic muscles’ strength and progress throughout the therapy. This technology lets you immediately see the results as you contract and relax the correct group of muscles according to a preset pattern of exercises. Think of this as your personal trainer while you “do a circuit” of exercises just as they do for other muscles in the fitness centers! You will learn skills that will enable you to continue maintaining pelvic floor health throughout your life.
Electrical Stimulation
Your physician may decide that your pelvic floor muscles could benefit from an extra boost of exercise, which can be provided by directly stimulating these muscles. A very mild electrical stimulation causes the muscles to contract without your direct effort. Many people also report this offers a sensation that guides them in identifying the correct muscles to contract. This stimulation is often described as a tingling sensation – this is not painful – and is always adjusted to your specific comfort.