During Pregnancy Referral Urinary Incontinence Urinary incontinence is the inability to control urination. A urinary control problem can sometimes be temporary, but often it can become a chronic condition that negatively affects the way you work, play and interact with the people around you. At least 13 million Americans suffer from various types of urinary incontinence. Incontinence and other urinary difficulties can affect members of all age groups. Primary Types of Urinary Incontinence include Stress incontinence is uncontrolled urine loss when the pressure inside the bladder exceeds the pressure inside the urethra, usually resulting from coughing, sneezing, or lifting.
Urge incontinence is uncontrolled urine loss preceded by a strong urge to urinate.
Treatment Women with urinary incontinence are often reluctant to discuss it and generally accept living with it as a life-long problem. Physical Therapists with specialized training have several techniques that can help women strengthen their pelvic floor and decrease or possibly eliminate their incontinence. Kegel or strengthening exercises have been proven to be the most effective exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. Women often find these exercises difficult to do and as a result often perform them incorrectly. Physical therapy can help to re-train the pelvic floor muscles in order to use them properly.