Incontinence & Biofeedback Training
at Pacific Physical Therapy
Problems with Incontinence?
Ask your doctor if the Incontinence Biofeedback Program at Pacific Physical Therapy.is right for you.
Do you ever leak urine...when you sneeze, cough, laugh or jump?
Do you ever have sudden urges to urinate...
and sometimes are not sure you will make it to the bathroom in time?
Do you ever wonder if there is help available?
If your physician feels this program is appropriate for you, then this may be the help you are looking for.
What we do:
1. Perform a patient evaluation
2. Analyze your completed questionnaire
3. Perform a physical examination of you pelvic floor musculature
4. Utilize biofeedback equipment for the evaluation and treatment of your pelvic
floor musculature
Ask to view our Incontinence Video
For more information, contact your physician to see if this program is right for you.
Then call Tammy Patrick at 964-1208 for an appointment or for more information.
Behavioral Treatment
(quoted from The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists):
The goal of behavioral treatment is to develop an understanding of why leakage occurs and how to avoid it. It often may include bladder retraining and pelvic muscle exercises.
With bladder retraining, you will be taught about normal and abnormal voiding patterns. You will be instructed to void on a regular schedule, whether or not you have the urge. You will be told about ways to help yourself ignore any urges to pass urine. One is distraction, thinking about other things. After a few weeks, you should have fewer instances of leaking urine. Success with this method can be quite good.
Pelvic muscle exercises such as Kegel exercises improve urine control in 40-75% of patients who use them. Biofeedback might be used with this or other treatments to improve your response. Biofeedback is a process that gives you information about your body functions, which helps you to gain control of these same functions.
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For Downloadable Brochure
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Courtesy of APTA
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