This therapy is a medical treatment for urinary urge incontinence , nonobstructive urinary retention and significant symptoms of urgency-frequency in people who have failed or could not tolerate more conservative therapies . The system helps control these urinary problems by sending electrical impulses to the sacral nerves that control your bladder, bowel and pelvic organs.
Nerves carry information to and from the brain.
The sacral nerves influence the bladder and muscles that relate to urination. When the communication system between the sacral nerves and the brain is not working, a person can have bladder control problems. InterStim Therapy can eliminate or greatly reduce urinary symptoms for many people who suffer from urinary urge incontinence, significant symptoms of urgency-frequency, or nonobstructive urinary retention . It is completely reversible and can be discontinued at any time with no permanent damage to the nerves. In clinical studies, the therapy successfully treated certain bladder control problems in patients who had failed or could not tolerate other treatments.