When you think of physical therapy, you might think of a therapist helping someone with back pain or following an injury. But Susan Walthaus practices pelvic physical therapy – a type of physical ...

Despite its common occurrence and often seemingly obvious causes, female urinary incontinence requires a thorough and thoughtful evaluation for its proper diagnosis and treatment. With rare exceptions ...

Assessing the onset and severity. Once leakage of urine is established as the problem, the clinician can assess the severity of the condition by asking about the number of pads the patient requires to ...

Hormonal changes in women eg, during pregnancy, childbirth, menopause. Aging Problems with the prostate (Enlarged prostate/Prostate cancer) Tumors obstructing the normal flow of urine can cause ...

For decades, therapy to strengthen pelvic muscles has been the standard treatment for men dealing with urinary incontinence after prostate surgery. But a new study from UT Southwestern's Departments ...

June 8, 2010 (San Antonio, Texas) — A physical therapy regimen improves both urinary incontinence and urinary retention in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study presented here at ...

Immediately before the physical examination, the patient should void as normally and completely as possible. The voided volume should be recorded. A post-void residual volume can then be determined ...