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Important Things about Urinary Incontinence? - Expert Tips

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Women's Health
Urinary incontinence is the unintended loss of urine, treatable through lifestyle changes, exercisesand physiotherapy at Cura Advanced Physiotherapy.

Have you ever felt that you do not have control your urinary bladder? Like one sneeze or cough sometimes cause your bladder expel?
So that's the exact condition that urinary incontinence means.

Incontinence is inappropriate passing or loss of urine that has an impact on social functioning or hygiene. The severity ranges from occasionally leaking urine when you cough or sneeze to have an urge to urinate that's so sudden and strong you don't get to the toilet in time.

You don't need to worry as urinary incontinence is easily treatable with help of simple lifestyle, dietary changes and with Physiotherapy Exercises.

What are the Causes

There are many different reasons why a person can suffer for incontinence. Women suffer more from incontinence then men.
Following are some list of causes :

  • Pregnancy & Childbirth
  • Age - Urinary Incontinence usually occur in older adults
  • Obesity
  • Menopause
  • Any Prostate gland pathology
  • Neurological disorders
  • Urinary Tract Infections

What are the Types of Urinary Incontinence?

Image showing - Types of Urinary incontinence.
Stress Incontinence 
urge incontinence 
overflow incontinence 
functional incontinence
  1. Stress
  2. Urge Incontinence
  3. Overflow Incontinence
  4. Functional Incontinence

What is the Treatment for Urinary Incontinence?

Treatment will depend on several factors, such as the type of incontinence, the patient’s age, general health, and their mental state.

Physiotherapy and doing specific exercises have shown patients improving from incontinence.

Image describing treatments for urinary incontinence.
  • PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES (Kegel exercises) help strengthen the urinary sphincter and pelvic floor muscles – the muscles that help control urination.
  • BLADDER TRAINING: Bladder training helps the patient gradually regain control over their bladder.
  • There are various medications as well to treat urinary incontinence.

We at , CURA ADVANCED PHYSIOTHERAPY involves a group of supportive, co-operative motivated, independent and certified Physiotherapists who are able to carry out all above-mentioned treatment. Here treatment is planned according to the female’s assessment and focusing on patients well begin. Improving overall patients’ quality of life is the main goal of Physiotherapist at Cura Advanced Physiotherapy.

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