Urinary Incontinence
eBook - PDF

Urinary Incontinence

How to Prevent and Treat this Inconvenient Problem

  1. 122 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Urinary Incontinence

How to Prevent and Treat this Inconvenient Problem

About this book

"It's normal at your age" is the message that many people get abouturinary incontinence. Yet, for the women who suffer from it, this conditionis embarrassing and hard to talk about. Urinary incontinence affects upto 55% of women over 60, decreases quality of life and can lead to isolation, depression and a loss of independence. However, it can be prevented, treated and even cured without medication or surgery.In a clear, precise and non-judgemental way, the first part of this guidedispenses with taboos and describes the different types of incontinenceand its related factors. The second part includes a 12-week home-basedexercise program. These scientifically and clinically validated exercises haveshown to be very effective at treating this difficult condition. In fact, upto 85% of women who practise the techniques to control urinary urgencyas well as the pelvic floor exercises described in this book are able to resolveor significantly reduce their incontinence symptoms.

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Yes, you can access Urinary Incontinence by Chantale Dumoulin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicina & Fisioterapia, medicina física y rehabilitación. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Foreword
  3. The Author
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Part 1 • A Little Theory
  6. Introduction
  7. Chap 1 - Anatomy of the Pelvic Organs, Pelvis and Pelvic Floor
  8. Chap 2 - Definition and Physiology of Urinary Continence
  9. Chap 3 • Training Your Pelvic Floor Muscles: How to Optimize Your Exercises
  10. Chap 4 • Bladder Irritants
  11. Chap 5 • How to Choose the Right Incontinence Products
  12. Chap 6 • Chronic Constipation
  13. Chap 7 • Bladder Training
  14. Chap 8 • Risk Factors
  15. Chap 9 • Genital Prolapse and Symptoms Related to Menopause
  16. Chap 10 • Good Riddance to Incontinence Pads!
  17. Chap 11 • Keep It Up!
  18. Part 2 • Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise Program
  19. Weeks 1 to 4
  20. Weeks 5 to 8
  21. Weeks 9 to 12
  22. Advanced Exercises
  23. Conclusion
  24. Bibliography