If you’ve ever noticed unexpected urine leakage during exercise, coughing, or even on the way to the restroom, you’re not alone; it can feel awkward but is a very common condition affecting women across different stages of life especially after childbirth and during perimenopause and menopause. Urinary leakage/urinary incontinence is not something you simply have to live with. Understanding the type of urinary incontinence you are experiencing, is the first step toward finding the right solution for your wellness journey.
Understanding Urinary Incontinence:
Urinary incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine due to reduced bladder control or weakened pelvic support structures. The three types of urinary incontinence are
- Stress Urinary Incontinence: ‘The Pressure’ Leak
Triggers: physical movements or activities like coughing, sneezing, exercising or lifting put pressure on the bladder.
Cause: weakened pelvic floor muscles or a lack of support around the urethra, pregnancy, childbirth and high impact sports.
Symptom: A small squirt or trickle of urine during activity.
- Urge Incontinence: ‘The Must Go Now’ Leak
Triggers: Sudden, overwhelming ‘urge to go’ that cannot be delayed.
Cause: Bladder muscles contract involuntarily, due to aging, nerve damage or irritation.
Symptoms: involuntarily leakage of urine before you can reach the toilet.
- Mixed Incontinence: The Double Whammy
This is a combination of both stress and urge symptoms. You might leak when you sneeze (stress) and also struggle with frequent, urgent trips to the bathroom throughout the day (urge).
How, we at Kasturi Multi Speciality Medicare treat Urinary Incontinence with functional and advanced gynaecological technologies to support you in this journey.
Pelvic Floor Strengthening: We go beyond the basic Kegel and provide one on one customised support to ensure your pelvic floor exercises are safe, effective and tailored to your specific anatomy.
High Intensity Tesla Magnetic Stimulation Technology (HITS): Harnessing the power of Fotona HITS, the otherwise inaccessible areas are reached through magnetic impulses to selectively target muscle tissues and provide strengthening, toning and firming.
HITS® technology in the StarFormer® IntimaWave® provides a gentle and fast way to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor and lower back to help treat urinary incontinence. This advanced non-invasive technology enables effective muscle stimulation for pelvic floor rehabilitation without any physical exertion. The patient remains fully clothed during the procedure and comfortably sits on the StarFormer® IntimaWave® chair. The chair is equipped with built-in magnetic applicators that deliver controlled magnetic pulses that stimulate deep muscle contractions across the pelvic floor and surrounding areas. The stimulation activates muscles that are otherwise inaccessible, leading to improved strength, enhanced support and better bladder control. One session lasts 20-30 minutes with patients resuming their daily activities immediately after treatment.
We are equipped with Fotona Erbium: YAG laser, IncontiLase® a non-invasive, non-surgical laser procedure for mild and moderate stress and mixed urinary incontinence. The non-ablative laser uses gentle heat in the vaginal tissue to stimulate collagen production, tightening the vaginal wall and improving support for the bladder.
When to see a Professional
If your bladder dictates your schedule, your wardrobe or your social life, it is time to seek help. Whether it is a weakness in the pelvic floor or a signalling issue in the bladder, modern gynaecology has a fix. Don’t wait for it to get worse!! Step into Kasturi Multi Speciality Medicare as the first step towards reclaiming life for better comfort and freedom.
