Having Problems With Urinary Leakage? 

Specialty Rehabilitation can help.

Accidental loss of urine is manageable, treatable and may be reversible.

Urinary leakage is a health issue people are discussing more openly and comfortably thanks to greater public awareness about this condition, which affects nearly 17 million Americans. Urinary leakage is experienced by people of all ages, although its incidence rises with age and women are twice as likely as men to develop the condition. If you experience accidental loss of urine from the bladder, you do not have to live in shame, in constant fear of accidents or embarrassing wetness or odor, or take extreme measures to adjust your lifestyle. Urinary leakage can be treated and managed successfully. Through the outpatient Urinary Leakage Treatment Program at Specialty Rehabilitation Inc., experienced therapists will work with you to help restore your health and well-being, as well as your dignity and independence.

Urinary leakage is not normal. Your physician can help determine the cause.

Many causes of leakage are temporary and can be managed with simple treatments. Causes include urinary tract infections, menopause, surgery, enlarged prostate gland, lack of postpartum exercises, acute illness and flare-up of chronic illness. Other contributing factors include constipation, various medications, obesity, and chronic heavy lifting. You may benefit from Specialty Rehabilitation's Urinary Leakage Treatment Program if:

• You are a woman with urinary leakage and urgency due to pelvic floor weakness from pregnancy and postpartum period, hysterectomy, bladder surgery, prolapsed bladder and/or uterus, or peri- or post-menopause.

• You are a man facing surgery for prostate cancer and want to learn bladder care and pelvic floor exercise prior to surgery.

• You are a man with urinary leakage following prostatectomy.

Once the cause of your problem has been determined, our specially trained therapists will work with your physician to personalize a treatment plan especially for you.

Treatment could be as simple as changing your eating and drinking habits.

If you experience leakage only at night, treatment could involve limiting your fluid intake after dinner and avoiding caffeine and alcohol, which are diuretics. Depending on your specific symptoms and the cause of your leakage, other treatment options may include:

• Therapeutic exercises for the pelvic floor
• Biofeedback with neuromuscular re-education
• Development of a home exercise program
• Relaxation and breathing techniques
• Bladder training
• Instruction regarding proper diet
• Instruction in self management techniques