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URINARY INCONTINENCE



Definition - Urinary Incontinence Also Known as Involuntary Urination, Any Uncontrolled Leakage of Urine, Loss of Voluntary Control of Urination



1) Transient UI  - ACUTE UI
·        It refers to continence issue that resolve when the condition that’s causing it heals or it cured
 CAUSE –

                 I.          Weaken pelvic floor muscle
                II.          UTI
              III.          Constipation
              IV.          Stroke

   2) Establish UI -- CHRONIC UI
        I                                   Urge UI
     II.                                  Stress UI
    III.                                 Mixed UI
    IV.                                 Overflow UI  
     V.                                   Functional UI




1)         Urge urinary Incontinence   
                                                           
·        It characterised by Loosing considerable amount of urine for no reason after feeling sudden urge to void

2)  Overflow urinary incontinence
·        In this the bladder don’t empty properly small amounts dribble out involuntarily
·        Also fell as your bladder is never empty.

3)  Stress urinary incontinence
·        Dribbling of urine with the Strenuous physical activity 

4)  Mixed Incontinence
·        Show both characteristics like stress & urge urinary incontinence.
·        It includes varying amount of leaked with strenuous physical activity an overwhelming strong, sudden uncontrollable urge to urinate immediately   
5) Functional urinary incontinence

  •         It characterised by person is unable to reach to the bathroom in time to urinate because of physical or mental limitation.
  •        It doesn’t involve problem with urinary system muscle and nerve.

Management for the Urinary Incontinence



Pelvic Floor Awareness, Training, and Strengthening

   I.  Contract-Relax
  II.   Quick Contractions
III. “Elevator” Exercise
IV. Pelvic Floor Relaxation
 V.   Kegel exercise
VI. Bladder training for the urge urine incontinence 


Go for Bladder training for the urge urine incontinence

·        The 1st thing to do is maintain a chart every time you go to the toilet you going to measure how much urine you are producing

·        Also measure your water intake and maintain chart of it both this chart will help you to measure your progress and improvement

·        To train your bladder whenever you feel to urge for urinate just try to hold it little bit longer try to avoid triggers like water and also distract your mind it will help you to hold urine for longer time and train your bladder to retain urine

·        If you are holding urine for 5 to 10 minutes, its good try to increase holding time 5 minutes every time

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