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Article: Type III stress urinary incontinence: response to interdisciplinary pelvic physiotherapy. (Case Study).
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- Urologic Nursing
- Article date:
- August 1, 2002
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The purpose of this case study is to report one patient's outcome following a 10-week course of interdisciplinary pelvic physiotherapy The patient was diagnosed with intrinsic sphincter deficiency (ISD), a subset of Type ill stress urinary incontinence, and sensory urge with multichannel urodynamic evaluation. Subjective data were collected pre and post-therapy at 1-month and 3-month followup visits. Outcome data reflect a pad reduction of 70%, reduction of nocturia by 33%, and a 20% reduction in urinary frequency and sensory urgency events.
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Urinary incontinence (UI) affects an estimated 25 million Americans. Approximately 5% are men less ...