Female Bladder Leakage Solutions To Get Control
Understand the impact of female bladder leakage and solutions to get control.
Female bladder leakage is common. Research states that up to 50% of women struggle with bladder leakage. Unfortunately many women’s symptoms are often brushed off and they are told that their bladder leakage is part of aging or the result of having kids. However, there are solutions to get control of female bladder leakage.
Female bladder leakage is often the result when your pelvic muscles can’t keep urine in the bladder. This can be the result of too much pressure in the bladder or weakness within the pelvic muscles. The key to finding solutions to get control of female bladder leakage is understanding why it is happening in the first place.
Female bladder leakage often is the result of weakness in the pelvic muscles. Since weakness in these muscles is common after pregnancy, and as we age, symptoms of female bladder leakage is often thought of as a natural part of womanhood.
Female bladder leakage can also be the result of too much pressure placed on the bladder. When that is the case, we have to investigate where that pressure is coming from. Sometimes it is because there is too much tightness in the muscles and organs in our abdomen, sometimes it is because there is weakness in the muscles in our body, especially of our abdomen and hips. Sometimes, our body isn’t able to control the activity itself (coughing, sneezing, jumping, squatting, etc) and strengthening our entire body will help take pressure off of the bladder.
In general, when it comes to solutions to get control of female bladder leakage, we have to investigate not only how strong the pelvic muscles are, but also investigate how much pressure is placed through the bladder during certain movements.
A pelvic floor physical therapist can help you not only strengthen your pelvic muscles, but also can help your body take some of the pressure off of the bladder during certain movements. This often involves working on bringing more blood flow to the pelvic organs, strengthening the muscles of your core, back, hips, legs and more. Research shows tremendous improvements in female bladder leakage after just 12 weeks of pelvic floor physical therapy.
A pelvic floor physical therapist may also recommend you use a pessary to help get control of bladder leakage. It helps to give more support to the pelvic organs and pelvic muscles, so that they can function better. Some women benefit from more long term use of a pessary, while others only need it during specific times, such as if your bladder leakage happens during specific movements, like exercise.
A pelvic floor physical therapist is essential if you are struggling with female bladder leakage and looking for solutions to get control. Through specific, individualized exercises and treatments, dry pants is absolutely possible! One of our patients event calls us the “dry pants academy”!
To find a solution to get control of your female bladder leakage, call us!