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Urinary Continence IS a Reflection on Your Overall Health

Often when people ask healthcare providers about a specific topic, they want a quick answer. “What does urinary incontinence mean?” as an example. Urinary incontinence means that urine is passing from the bladder, through the urethra, and out of the body unobstructed. It means that anyone suffering from leaks, drops, dribbles, or the inability to stop peeing their pants is suffering from urinary incontinence.

Urinary Incontinence means that you are unable to maintain control over your flow of urine. It can be a little amount or only when you exercise, but it is still considered incontinence.
Drips, Drops, Dribbles... When you cannot control them, bladder leaks of any kind are considered urinary incontinence. Whether you have them frequently or rarely, with coughing and sneezing or just all of a sudden, urinary incontinence can be an indicator of underlying pelvic floor dysfunction and it should be checked out by a pelvic floor physical therapist. 

But when it comes to healthcare providers, there is often more, and urinary incontinence is no different. When it comes to urinary incontinence, the symptoms mean more. Urinary incontinence is a reflection on YOUR overall health. For those in the know, this makes perfect sense, but for those suffering in silence, you might be asking “WHAT?”

Urinary incontinence means that you do not have control over your bladder that you leak a little, or you leak a lot, but you cannot control it. And that control is the indicator of your overall health. Your pelvic floor muscles are responsible for your bladder control (and for that matter, your bowel control, your sexual functioning, and a variety of other daily activities). When your pelvic floor muscles are not strong enough to maintain your continence, they may not be strong enough to properly support you while running, or jumping, or dancing (peeing a little even when you are running, jumping, or dancing is still urinary incontinence). If your pelvic floor muscles are not strong enough to maintain your continence, they may be contributing to your back pain, your hip pain, and your sexual dysfunction. So, what does urinary incontinence mean?

It means you need to speak with a pelvic floor physical therapist so you can get the help you need and Love Your Life!

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