Urge Incontinence

Symptoms: You may have Urge Incontinence if you have an overwhelming need to urinate and are unable to get to a toilet before leaking a large amount of urine.

Cause: Urge Incontinence is usually caused by damage to the nerve pathways from the bladder to the brain. Stroke, dementia, Alzheimer's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis can all cause Urge Incontinence. Urge Incontinence is also associated with Overactive Bladder (see below).

Treatments: A variety of treatments are available including behavior modification, pelvic muscle strengthening, medications and neuromodulation. Office-based neuromodulation with the Urgent PC Neuromodulation System provides a minimally-invasive alternative for Urge Incontinence associated with OAB when conservative therapies don't work.

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Stress Urinary Incontinence
Leakage of small amounts of urine during physical activity

Urge Incontinence
Leakage of urine at unexpected times

Overactive Bladder
Urinary frequency and urgency, often accompanied by urge incontinence

Mixed Incontinence
Usually a combination of stress urinary incontinence and urge incontinence

Overflow Incontinence
Unexpected leakage of small amounts of urine due to a full bladder

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