Worse yet is the feeling of not having control over your own body, the feeling that somehow you can no longer depend on it functioning the way it did before. The truth is there's no need to feel this way. Physical therapists can help. With the right kind of treatment, you can get your bladder control problem back under control. Many physical therapists concentrate their practice in women's health, and incontinence is one of the most common problems they treat.
Physical therapists use a variety of methods to help their clients correct pelvic floor weakness.
Your physical therapist will teach you how to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles, which may prevent the onset of incontinence or help to reverse the process. He or she will evaluate the extent of your incontinence, identify treatment goals, and make sure you understand how your treatments works - now and in the future. Physical therapists may also offer some tips on lifestyle changes that help the bladder be less irritable. But these exercises are not easy to do correctly, unless you follow your physical therapist's instructions. Use this technique about once a month, only to identify the right muscles and to see if you are improving.