Overactive Bladder
Advanced Care For The Overactive Bladder.
An overactive bladder (OAB) occurs when the layered muscle that surrounds the bladder contracts or spasms, sometimes without a known cause. This results in sustained bladder pressure and the urgent need to urinate. Normally, this muscle contracts and relaxes in response to the amount of urine in the bladder.
OAB sufferers experience urgency at the worst, most inconvenient and unpredictable times. They may lose control before reaching a toilet. OAB can also interfere with work, daily routines and intimacy. It can cause embarrassment, lost self-esteem and diminished quality of life.
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How Is OAB Treated?
Effective treatment for an overactive bladder depends largely on partnering with an experienced and dedicated doctor. Commonly recommended treatments include:
- Pelvic Muscle Rehabilitation – To improve muscle tone and prevent leakage. Daily exercises of the pelvic muscles that control urination can improve and/or prevent urinary incontinence and are called Kegel exercises. Used in conjunction with Kegel exercises, biofeedback also helps patients gain better control of their pelvic muscles and bladder.
- Pelvic Floor Electrical Stimulation – Mild electrical pulses stimulate muscle contractions. Should be done in conjunction with Kegel exercises.
- Behavioral Therapies – Help patients regain bladder control.
- Bladder Training – Patients learn to resist the urge to void and gradually expand the time periods between voiding.
- Hard-To-Treat Overactive Or Underactive Bladder – Can be treated with an implanted pacemaker-like device or Botox® injections to relax bladder muscle spasms.
- Toileting assistance – Routine or scheduled toileting, habit training schedules and prompted voiding are designed to empty the bladder regularly and avoid leakage.
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Individualized Care For Incontinence.
At Atlantic Urogynecology in Suffolk, Virginia, Dr. Christopher Walshe spends considerable face-to-face time with each patient. This allows him to focus more completely on each patient and get better results. Dr. Walshe always puts his patients first. If you have not had good results with other treatments, you may experience significant relief with Dr. Walshe’s specialized urogynecologic care and advanced solutions.
For more information about how Dr. Walshe can help you with an overactive bladder, please call Atlantic Urogynecology today .
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