Urology
Our skilled urologists offer comprehensive, compassionate treatment and personalized solutions for urological conditions.
Some conditions that affect your brain, spine or nerves can keep you from controlling the muscles around your bladder. Without muscle control, you can't go to the bathroom when you want or may not be able to feel when you need to go to the bathroom. You might go to the bathroom a lot in small amounts, go to the bathroom when you don't want to (incontinence), not be able to start urinating or have urine leak out.
Many different conditions can lead to neurogenic bladder dysfunction, including:
To regain control of your bladder, you can use a combination of medicines and therapy. Medicines can include:
Therapy can help you strengthen the muscles around your bladder. You can also learn techniques, like keeping a journal, that help you know when you should go to the bathroom to avoid problems.
Medicine and therapy can usually help control your symptoms. If they don't, however, some surgeries can help you. It is important to treat neurogenic bladder dysfunction because it can lead to urinary tract infections and serious kidney problems.
With three locations in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, we’re sure to offer pelvic floor rehabilitation near you. Our pelvic floor PTs treat pelvic floor conditions in men and women and we’re able to offer comprehensive treatments for these sometimes complex conditions.