Archive for September, 2008

23
Sep

Sex, Exercise, and Stress Incontinence

Found at: WebMD
 
Workouts and romance may both trigger ‘accidents,’ but stress incontinence treatments can bring relief.
 
By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Feature
Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
Stress incontinence has an annoying way of showing up at the most inopportune times.
You’re jogging along, feeling great — and then you realize your running shorts are damp with urine. Later that night, [...]

09
Sep

Not Just for Seniors – Physical Therapy Program Begins for Urinary Incontinence

Found at the Minot Daily News
The Souris Valley Care Center in Velva and the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mohall have begun a new physical therapy program to treat urinary incontinence and other related problems.
The program focuses on simple exercises individuals can do to help with urinary incontinence without the use of surgery or drugs. [...]

08
Sep

Weight Loss Improves Urinary Incontinence in Overweight and Obese Women: Presented at AUGS

Found at Doctor’s Guide Channels
By Laura Gater
CHICAGO — September 5, 2008 – Initiation of weight loss should be considered a first-line approach to the treatment of overweight and/or obese women with urinary incontinence (UI), researchers reported at the American Urogynecologic Society 19th Annual Scientific Meeting (AUGS).
Overweight is a strong risk [...]

06
Sep

Benefit of pelvic exercises on urine leaks wanes (Stress Urinary Incontinence)

Found at the health experiment.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In pregnant women, pelvic floor muscle training for bladder-control problems, though beneficial initially, is ineffective over the long term, research shows.
Stress-related urinary incontinence “is a risk factor for long-term leaage but not necessarily enough to require surgery,” Dr. Robert M. Freeman from Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK [...]

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