Urine Leakage Isn’t Normal – Understanding Stress and Urge Incontinence (Part 2)
Welcome to Part Two of our series on urinary incontinence. In this post, we’ll dive deeper into the two most common types of incontinence—stress and urge—and how they affect your body. Understanding these conditions is the first step toward finding relief.
1. Stress Urinary Incontinence
Stress urinary incontinence occurs when there’s an increase in pressure within your abdomen, leading to urine leakage. If you find yourself leaking urine when you laugh, run, jump, or cough, this is likely due to stress incontinence. The good news is that by working on pressure management, improving pelvic floor muscle function, and strengthening your core muscles, we can help reduce or even eliminate these symptoms.
2. Urge Urinary Incontinence
Urge urinary incontinence happens when you can’t “hold it” long enough to reach the bathroom, resulting in urinary leakage. This condition often requires retraining your bladder with urge deferment techniques. Additionally, ensuring your pelvic floor muscles have good mobility is key to managing this type of incontinence.
Physical Therapy Can Help
In our clinic, we frequently treat stress and urge urinary incontinence, along with other types. Physical therapy can be incredibly effective in managing and even resolving these conditions. While up to 40% of the population experiences some form of urinary incontinence, many people don’t seek treatment because they believe it’s just a normal part of life. But here’s the truth: These symptoms are COMMON but NOT NORMAL.
Let’s Spread the Word
It’s time to educate ourselves, our friends, and our families that urinary incontinence is treatable. Seeking help is the first step toward regaining control and improving your quality of life.
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Dr. Amanda Fisher, Pelvic floor physical therapist, Kansas City, (Overland Park)