Bladder problems in women
It’s common for women to experience bladder issues like frequent urination, trouble getting to the toilet in time, or leaking when you cough, sneeze or exercise.
Annoying and embarrassing bladder problems can have a huge impact on your life. You might find yourself avoiding enjoyable activities, arranging your daily routine around where the nearest toilets are or waking up exhausted because your bladder has interrupted your sleep.
Many women experience bladder leakage. No matter how light, it doesn’t have to be your new normal.
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- Leaking urine when you cough, sneeze or exercise
- Rushing to the toilet with an overwhelming urge to go
- Leaking urine on the way to the toilet
- Going to the toilet frequently
- Having your sleep interrupted by the need to urinate
- Feeling like you haven’t emptied your bladder properly
- Having to return to the toilet soon after urinating
- Difficulty getting started or having to strain to empty your bladder
- Pregnancy & childbirth
- Poor pelvic floor muscle function
- Constipation
- Poor fluid & toileting habits
- Chronic cough
- Obesity
- Strenuous sports
- Ageing & menopause
- Neurological conditions
- Interstitial Cystitis (IC)
- Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS)
- Overactive Bladder (OAB)
- Urinary retention
- Pre & Post Gynaecological surgery rehabilitation
- Pre & Post Urological surgery rehabilitation
- Urge Urinary Incontinence (UUI)
- Stress Incontinence (SUI)
- Mixed Incontinence (MUI)
- Urgency
- Frequency
- Nocturia
- Manage your risk
- Practice good bladder habits
- Visit a Women’s Health Physiotherapist today!
What Can Embrace Physiotherapy Do for You?
There is strong evidence to support Physiotherapy under the guidance of a Women’s Health Physiotherapist to help manage or even cure your bladder concerns. I will:
- Conduct a thorough assessment to establish your goals, pelvic floor requirements and treatment plan
- Design a personalised pelvic floor muscle exercise program to up or down-train your pelvic floor muscles
- Educate you on normal bladder function, good bladder habits, fluid intake and bladder training
- I may advise on adjuncts such as the use of a pessary or use of TENS or electrical stimulation.
- Progress your program and application to daily activities
Like they say…the bladder doesn’t make a great captain but certainly does make for a great soldier. Poor bladder habits do not need to be your new norm. You’ve got this!