Urinary Incontinence

Treatment Options

The Ingalls Incontinence Treatment Program offers men and women a conservative, yet effective approach to solving bladder and pelvic health problems, including a full range of educational resources; techniques for exercising pelvic floor muscles; and strategies to manage incontinence discomfort.

Non-Surgical Treatment Options
Specially-trained physical therapists work with you on an individual basis to help you regain bladder control. Components of Ingalls' program include:

• Simple, effective exercises to help strengthen the pelvic floor
   muscles, also known as Kegel exercises. These exercises,
   which can be done at home, are highly successful for many
   individuals with urinary incontinence.
• Biofeedback (a painless technique for learning to control
   pelvic floor muscles).
• Education on lifestyle changes to decrease bladder irritability,
   such as fluid and diet management.
• Maintaining a voiding diary and making scheduled bathroom
   trips.
• Relaxation and breathing techniques.
• Various types of medication, including anti-spasmodic drugs
   that help calm an overactive bladder.

Surgical Treatment Options
If your condition requires surgery, urology experts at Ingalls offer several minimally invasive procedures using today's most advanced surgical techniques. Surgical treatment options for stress incontinence may include the sling procedure or transurethral injection therapy. A surgical option for urge incontinence is the placement of a device that acts as a pacemaker for the bladder. Individual treatment depends on the type of problem you have and what best fits your lifestyle.