"How did I not know this was a pelvic floor issue? Why didn't my doctor send me here sooner? Do you have other patients with problems like mine?" As a physiotherapist, I hear these questions again and ...

Physical therapy is commonly used to treat pain and movement impairments caused by surgery, injury, accident, or illness. When thinking of physical therapy, many may first think about treating parts ...

Hysterectomy has an increased negative impact on women, including constipation and incontinence, a controversial new study indicates. The question of whether hysterectomy does more harm than good is ...

Struggles with potty training, bedwetting and constipation can be heartbreaking and difficult for parents and children alike. Sometimes, the struggle might be due to an issue over which your child has ...

Our bladder is an organ we tend not to think about until it gives us trouble. Like other organ, it helps keep the whole body healthy by maintaining fluid balance along with the kidneys and eliminating ...

A common myth about urinary incontinence (the loss of bladder control or urinary leakage) in women is that surgery is your only option. Some patients desire surgery as the primary therapy because they ...

A recently-published study evaluated the efficacy of a new mobile app built to help women self-manage urinary incontinence by randomizing women 1:1 to use of the app or an information-only control app ...

Urinary incontinence, meaning when a person leaks urine by accident, is especially common in older adults. The severity can range from occasional drops of urine to regular leakage that soaks your ...

Claudia Brown is co-owner of Physiothérapie Uro-Santé, a company aimed at teaching physiotherapists about pelvic floor physiotherapy. She is also owner and manager of a group of private physiotherapy ...