Urinary Incontinence Treatment | FemiScan Therapy Flashcards
Do any of the following questions apply to you?
Have you given birth?
In the past 12 months, have you ever leaked when coughing, sneezing, laughing, jumping, running, lifting objects, etc?
Do you find it necessary to use some type of protection? (i.e. napkins, pads, liners)
Do you sometimes not make it to the bathroom fast enough, and leak urine as a result?
In the past 12 months, after voiding do you have any post dribble/leaking?
In the past 12 months, have you avoided any activities (i.e. exercise, family outings, social events) due to concern or fear of leakage?
In the past 12 months, have you had any urinary tract infections/bladder infections?
Do you get up more than once at night to urinate?
Have you had any prior surgical procedures for urinary incontinence problems?
If you answered ‘yes’ to any of the questions above, you could have a type of urinary incontinence known as stress incontinence. This is a common complaint among pregnant women, and most find that it continues to bother them after giving birth. In fact, 1 out of every 3 women suffers from stress incontinence after they give birth regardless of their age.
Causes of Stress Incontinence
Normally your nerves, ligaments, and pelvic floor muscles work together to support your bladder and keep the urethra closed so urine doesn’t leak. Overstretching or injuring these during pregnancy or childbirth may cause urine leakage.
Overweight women are much more likely to develop stress urinary incontinence – many studies find this condition to be the single most important risk factor.
Women who have stress urinary incontinence during or before pregnancy are also more prone to persistent involuntary urination after delivery, sometimes lasting up to several years or even permanently.
Risk Factors for Postpartum Stress Incontinence
You may be more likely to have postpartum stress incontinence if you gave birth vaginally instead of delivering by cesarean section, but even moms who have a scheduled C-section and avoid labor altogether continue to have stress urinary incontinence after delivery.
You may also have a greater risk of postpartum stress incontinence if you:
Had gestational diabetes
Had an assisted vaginal delivery, particularly if forceps were used
Had a prolonged pushing stage or a large baby
Had previous children, especially if you delivered vaginally
Smoke
Recent research suggests that genetic predisposition may play a role as well.
For some moms, leaking stops completely or becomes much less frequent within a few weeks of giving birth, while for others it can persist in varying degrees for several months, longer, or even permanently. Even the moms who stop leaking soon after birth still need therapy to strengthen the pelvic floor to prevent future complications since some develop involuntary urination – either again or for the first time – years later because the problem becomes more common with age.
The bottom line is this: Incontinence is common in women of all ages – not just older women – so you are not alone.
Urinary Incontinence affects the quality of life of 15-20% of women in the United States. Most women wait approximately 6½ years to seek treatment for involuntary urination due to embarrassment, don’t be one of them, we are here to help you prevent and treat incontinence.
Pelvic Floor Therapy for Urinary Incontinence Treatment
The solution is our FemiScan Pelvic floor therapy program for Brooklyn Urinary Incontinence treatment. No surgery, no pharmaceuticals, and no shots. The therapy is 97% effective for compliant patients (patients who follow our direction for the therapy) who complete the program. Pelvic floor muscle training can be effective in alleviating symptoms. However, women need instructions, motivation, and feedback to gain optimal benefits from Pelvic rehabilitation.
The FDA approved FemiScan Therapy System uses in office and an in-home programmable device. Our OB/GYN clinics in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, NYC are offering FemiScan Pelvic floor therapy as a safe and effective method for Urinary Incontinence treatment. It’s a natural alternative choice with no harmful side effects and is completely risk-free and painless.
Approximately eight out of ten Ul cases can be cured by using FemiScan therapy. Further, the continence increases by 100% of the cases. FemiScan Therapy is an advisable option for rehabilitation after childbirth, it helps strengthen the pelvic floor muscles to prevent urinary incontinence injuries and also to increase vaginal tone after delivery.
How Does FemiScan Home Trainer Work?
FemiScan home trainer monitors and records muscles activity of each contraction of the pelvic floor muscles, it offers an accurate and fast measuring of pelvic floor muscle activity helping to guide the patient towards a correct exercising technique to treat stress incontinence. It is easy to use with only one button operation, headphones, and voice interactive feedback. All the patient needs to do, is to set the sensor in place, put the headphones on, start the program and follow the audio instructions.
Additional Benefits of FemiScan Home Trainer
The use of FemiScan to aid in pelvic floor muscles exercises is highly effective and may provide additional benefits such as:
Improved vaginal contraction capability
Increased vaginal lubrication (due to increased blood flow to the region)
Increased sexual stimulation
Enhanced orgasm intensity
A raised sense of well-being and more positive self-image
How Much Does FemiScan Therapy Cost?
There is no cost for the patient, this urinary incontinence treatment in Brooklyn, NY is completely covered by Medicare, Private Insurances, and Union Plans.
