Stress Urinary Incontinence
Urge Incontinence
Overactive Bladder
Mixed Incontinence
Overflow Incontinence

Behavioral Modification
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Behavioral Modifications

Behavioral modifications are just that – changes in your behavior that may help you control your incontinence.  These include:

Scheduled Toileting:
The incontinent patient is prompted to use the bathroom every 2-4 hours.
Used for: frail, elderly, bedridden or Alzheimer’s patients.

Bladder Training:
Bladder Training involves scheduled toileting in which the length of time between bathroom visits is gradually increased. 
Used for: Urge Incontinence, Overactive Bladder, and Mixed Incontinence

Pelvic Muscle Rehabilitation:
Pelvic floor exercises, commonly referred to as Kegel exercises are often recommended. Depending on the severity of a patient’s symptoms, Kegel exercises may be combined with:

• Pelvic muscle stimulation – mild electrical stimulation to help automate the process of performing Kegel exercises.  Stimulation generally applied using a home-use device.
• Biofeedback – a process using visual or auditory signals to assist targeting the right muscle during exercise.

Used for: Stress Urinary Incontinence, Urge Incontinence, Overactive Bladder, and Mixed Incontinence

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