Urinary Incontinence Therapy

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URINARY INCONTINENCE -
PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION
THERAPY

Do You Leak Urine?
Can You Control Urges?
Do You Have Pelvic Pain?
Are You Forced To Wear Protective Undergarments?

We Can Help!

Don't wait another day... Ask your doctor for a referral to Memorial Hospital's Urinary Incontinence Clinic!

Did you know that one out of every four women suffer from urinary incontinence?

What Is Incontinence?
Incontinence is the medical term for the inability to control urination. Urine is produced by the kidneys and stored in the bladder. The sphincter muscles near the bladder outlet prevent urine from leaking out until the brain indicates that it is time to urinate. When control of this process is lost, the resulting condition is called urinary incontinence. You are not alone! Over 14,000,000 Americans are incontinent.

Who Can Benefit?

Women of all ages

Men of all ages

How We Can Help...
Incontinence should not be looked upon as an unusual condition. It is a physical disorder which can be treated and frequently cured with the right medical help. If you are incontinent, you should ask your doctor if the Incontinence Clinic and Biofeedback are right for you. Your therapist will guide you through your treatment program, which usually takes two - eight visits to the Incontinence Clinic.

Biofeedback...
Biofeedback is a learning technique that utilizes specialized equipment to assist you in gaining control of your natural body functions. It involves the monitoring of a life process (bio) and the return of that information to you and your therapist in a meaningful form (feedback). Biofeedback training enables you to see or hear how your muscles are responding to your instructions. Becoming aware of these responses is the first step in learning to control them. By combining this information with special exercises, you can learn to relax tense muscles or strengthen weak muscles. These muscles are responsible for bladder and bowel control as well as sexual response. Anyone interested in learning how to relax tense muscles, strengthen weak ones, or to control and coordinate use of muscles may benefit from biofeedback.

Our specially furnished treatment room is delightfully private. Therapy is provided discreetly and professionally. You deserve to live without the inconvenience and frustration of incontinence. We can help.

Bladder Health Quiz
1. Do you urinate more than every two hours in the daytime?
2. Do you urinate more than once after going to bed?
3. Do you have trouble making it to the toilet on time when you have the urge to go?
4. Do you strain to pass urine?
5. Do you rush to go to the toilet to empty your bladder?
6. Are you unable to stop the flow of urine when on the toilet?
7. Do you have an urge to go but when you get to the toilet very little urine comes out?
8. Do you lack the feeling that you need to go to the toilet?
9. Do you empty your bladder frequently, before you experience the urge to pass urine?
10. Do you have the feeling your bladder is still full after urinating?
11. Do you experience slow or hesitant urinary stream?
12. Do you have difficulty initiating the urine stream?
13. Do you have "triggers" that make you feel like you can't wait to go to the toilet? (running water, key in the door)
14. Is your bladder controlling your life?

If you answer yes to any of these questions you could benefit from pelvic floor dysfunction / urinary incontinence therapy for your bladder. Talk to your health care provider for a referral and ask for Memorial Hospital's Incontinence Clinic.

Meet Our Outpatient Incontinence Clinic Team Of Professionals

TINA ROBINSON, MPT
Physical Therapist; Director of Physical Therapy
Urinary Incontinence Therapy Specialist

268-2209

VIRGINIA VANDERPOOL, COTA
Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant

268-2209

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