Patients at the clinic are taught how to contract the pelvic-floor muscle with biofeedback techniques. Biofeedback can indicate whether the patient is exercising the right muscle. At the Incon Therapy Clinic, patches containing sensors are placed on the patient's pelvis, abdomen and thighs. The sensors record electrical activity in the muscles and display on a TV monitor the muscles being contracted and the strength of contractions. The therapist uses this biofeedback to teach the patient how to contract the pelvic-floor muscle.
Treatment consists of a one-hour session at the clinic twice a week for six weeks.
Patients also are given portable monitoring units to record their exercises at home so the therapist can evaluate progress. All Rights Reserved.