INTRODUCTION This case report describes the successful treatment of an adolescent female suffering daily stress and occasional total urinary incontinence with applied kinesiology methods and chiropractic manipulative therapy. PATIENT PRESENTATION A 13-year-old female developed unpredictable urinary incontinence and right hip pain immediately following emergency open appendectomy surgery. The ...

OBJECTIVE Many surgeons perform an anti-incontinence procedure during prolapse surgery in women in whom occult stress urinary incontinence has been demonstrated. Others prefer a two-step approach. It was the aim of the study to find out how many women really need a second operation and if a positive cough stress test with the prolapse reduced is associated with the development of stress urinary...

PURPOSE Passive fecal incontinence after hemorrhoidectomy may occur and is socially incapacitating. There has been no effective treatment for passive fecal incontinence caused by internal anal sphincter dysfunction. This case series reviewed the outcome of therapy with injectable silicone biomaterial (PTQ) in patients who had passive fecal incontinence after hemorrhoidectomy. METHODS From 200...

Urinary incontinence is a social and hygienic problem that affects 15% to 35% of individuals aged 60 years or older, with an estimated annual cost in the United States of $16 billion. To better understand the effects of misinformation and underestimation of the problem, a study to identify knowledge and attitudes related to urinary incontinence was conducted among 400 community-dwelling residen...

[Purpose] This study examined the effect of belly dancing on the urinary incontinence-related muscles and vaginal pressure in middle-aged women to provide fundamental data for establishing an effective training program focusing on mitigating and preventing urinary incontinence. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects included 24 middle-aged women, who have been diagnosed with urinary incontinence. ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the causes, evaluation, and management of urinary incontinence in the elderly population. DESIGN We reviewed pertinent articles in the medical literature and summarized the types of incontinence and contributing factors. RESULTS Urinary incontinence is common in elderly patients and often has a major role in determining whether a person can remain independent in the co...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether urinary incontinence per se and different types of urinary incontinence individually are associated with an increased risk of falls in those aged 70 years and over. To investigate whether the presence of urinary symptoms, poor quality of life and physical limitations in this population with urinary incontinence is associated with falls. DESIGN Study using data f...

Urinary incontinence and falls are serious problem among elderly people, because of restriction of the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Quality of Life. Previous studies have examined the association between urinary incontinence and falls. However, results have been inconsistent. In Japan, with the rapid aging of the society, the number of elderly women who have urinary incontinence and are...

MB Fecal incontinence is the inability to defer the urge to pass gas or stool until a socially acceptable time and place. It is estimated that fecal incontinence affects approximately 15 million individuals in the United States; however, this figure likely underestimates the true prevalence of this condition. It is estimated that approximately two thirds of the patients who suffer from fecal in...

BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence is defined as a complaint of any involuntary leakage of urine. During pregnancy, the prevalence of urinary incontinence ranges from 32 to 64 %. Different factors like demographic factors, obstetric factors, and other external factors affect urinary incontinence. In Ethiopia, there is no study conducted so far on the magnitude of urinary incontinence and factors a...