Types Of Incontinence - TensCare perfectPFE Instructions For Use Manual

● Lift your shoulders, eyebrows or toes
upwards
Do not worry if you find holding for three
seconds difficult at first. Just squeeze
for as long as you feel comfortable to do
so. The more exercise you do, the
stronger the muscles will become and
the longer you will be able to squeeze.
Note: It is important to aim for
quality contractions,
quantity, so a few good hard
squeezes are better than a series of
weak ones.
Using your perfect PFE pelvic floor
stimulator in conjunction with Kegel
exercises will give you a better
understanding of how they work and
how to get the greatest benefit from
them.
5. TYPES
INCONTINENCE
There are three types of incontinence:
Stress, Urge, and Mixed.
Stress Incontinence
If you leak urine when you cough,
sneeze, laugh, strain or make sudden
movements, this is called Stress
Incontinence.
It is particularly common in men after
radical prostatectomy and occurs when
the bladder neck and the other
mechanisms that act to hold urine in the
bladder are not working properly. The
most common cause is a weak pelvic
floor.
Urge Incontinence
Describes an overactive bladder. A
person may experience a strong and
sudden urge to go to the toilet but are
not always able to hold on, or must go
so frequently
inconvenient.
Mixed Incontinence
Is a combination of both Stress and
Urge Incontinence.
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Faecal Incontinence
Faecal incontinence can be the result of
weakened or poorly functioning anal
sphincter muscles or damage to the
nerves controlling them. The purpose is
to re-educate the anal sphincter and
other muscles of the pelvic floor to
contract.
progress towards graduated active
exercises, in order to improve pelvic
floor muscle strength and endurance
and to regain function.
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You may benefit from the perfect PFE
if you either have no active anal
sphincter contraction, or a weak or
poorly sustained contraction. Use the
STRES
Intensity should be as strong as
possible without being painful. When
possible, try to contract the muscles at
the same time as the perfect PFE.
Post Prostatectomy
Incontinence
Electrical stimulation has been found to
help urinary incontinence in men after
radical prostatectomy in some trials.
Choose the programme depending on
the type of incontinence you are
suffering
intensity to the highest tolerable.
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