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820 East Enos Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 928-8257 (805) 349-7206 Fax
Santa Maria, CA 93454
(805) 928-8257 (805) 349-7206 Fax
| Santa Maria Valley Physical Therapy |
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Incontinence
Embarrassing to talk about, but we can help. As many as 13 million
people in the United States-male and female, young and old-experience
urinary incontinence-or the unintentional loss of urine. Women
experience incontinence twice as often as men. Pregnancy and
childbirth, menopause, and the structure of the female urinary tract
account for this difference. Generally, the most common form of
incontinence in women is stress incontinence. It is treatable. We will do
a comprehensive evaluation to determine which treatment will be
effective for you. Here are some examples of our treatments offered:
people in the United States-male and female, young and old-experience
urinary incontinence-or the unintentional loss of urine. Women
experience incontinence twice as often as men. Pregnancy and
childbirth, menopause, and the structure of the female urinary tract
account for this difference. Generally, the most common form of
incontinence in women is stress incontinence. It is treatable. We will do
a comprehensive evaluation to determine which treatment will be
effective for you. Here are some examples of our treatments offered:
For more information, read our report
How to Prevent, Ease or Stop Incontinence
How to Prevent, Ease or Stop Incontinence
We Keep You Moving
- Biofeedback with an internal or external sensor to
retrain the pelvic floor muscles - Electrical stimulation to pelvic floor muscles
- Education of healthy bladder habits and bladder
retraining
Or go to these links at the Section on Women's Health of the
American Physical Therapy Association.
American Physical Therapy Association.
