Urinary incontinence is the involuntary excretion of urine from one's body. It is often temporary, and it almost always results from an underlying medical condition.
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For those women who suffer from stress incontinence-- losing urine when coughing or laughing-- I recommend a cheap therapy. It doesn't require doctors or surgery or pharmaceuticals. It costs $20 once and it may work for you. It involves magnetic insoles. Often accused of being quackery, there are some studies finding statistically significant benefit from magnets on voluntary striated muscles, such as the pelvic floor. All it takes is magnetic insoles (*800 gauss or higher) and when you feel as though you might lose urine (coughing, laughing..), contract your pelvic floor. I have a study showing the efficacy. I have seen it help patients. Patients have even been heard to say it improves their sex life. I have no monetary benefit from this therapy, I just hope that it can help. If you are interested please check out my website.
http://jackrobertsonmd.googlepages... Thank you for your time Jack Robertson, MD Posted on 07/24/08, 05:07 pm |
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Mark up one point for the quacks. I would never have guessed. Would magnets be useful for the treatment of neurogenic bladder too? 
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I am sorry to say that I do not think that magnets would be an effective or helpful treatment for neurogenic bladder. The nerve would have to be intact for the method to work. Supposing that the nerve had degenerated but their was still some function, there is a chance for efficacy, but probably very little. The magnets seem to increase the power of the pelvic floor muscle. So the idea is that when a person feels as though they are going to lose urine, they perform and hold one strong contraction of the pelvic floor (a.k.a. a Knack Maneuver). The muscle, boosted with the magnetic insoles, allows the person to hold their urine much better than without the magnets. Thanks for your response and if I can help with any other questions, it would be my pleasure.
Thank you Jack Robertson, MD
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Dr. Robertson,
I was amazed at your speedy reply. Thank you. My sacral nerves are pretty well shot, so I guess I'm not a candidate for magnetic therapy. However, even if helps just a few, wonderful. Again, thanks.
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