Tara Haelle PHILADELPHIA — Both a pelvic yoga program and a general physical conditioning program for incontinence led to improvements in women’s incontinence, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Menopause Society (formerly The North American Menopause Society). “As clinicians, we’re usually focused on treatments that we ourselves can prescribe, perform,...
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Study finds that use of yoga app can reduce urinary incontinence
by Rutgers University Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with loss of urinary control who used the Yoga of Immortals mobile app—a globally used app that combines specific yogic postures in the Sanatan tradition with breathing exercises, sound therapy and meditation—found significant improvement in the frequency and severity of urine leaks at four weeks of practice,...
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Study links urinary incontinence in female athletes to low energy availability
by Joanne Barker, Children’s Hospital Boston Credit: CC0 Public Domain Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common experience for female athletes that can significantly impact their enjoyment of and participation in sports. Previous studies have shown that female athletes who experience urinary incontinence are more likely to drop out of their sports. Noting a large number of...
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INNOVO Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulator for Urinary Incontinence Coming to U.S.
APRIL 11TH, 2019 MEDICINE, NEUROLOGY, OB/GYN, REHAB, UROLOGY Atlantic Therapeutics, a company out of Galway, Ireland, will soon be releasing its INNOVO transcutaneous electrical stimulator to treat stress urinary incontinence in women. The device was FDA approved late last year as the first transcutaneous stimulator with such an indication. It delivers electric current through the...
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Active interventions generally helpful for urinary incontinence
(HealthDay)—Most active interventions are more likely than no treatment to improve outcomes for women with either stress or urgency urinary incontinence (UI), according to a review published online March 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Ethan M. Balk, M.D., from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and colleagues compared the effectiveness of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions to improve or cure stress, urgency, or mixed...