Rice Rehabilitation Center
Services and Treatment Programs
Adaptive Equipment Assessment
Balance Training
Biofeedback
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Cognitive Assessment
Craniosacral Therapy
Daily Living Skills
Driving Evaluation
Ergonomic Training & Consultation
Falls Prevention Assessment Clinic
Fluidotherapy
Hand Therapy
Headaches and TMJ
Home Assessment
IMPACT Concussion Testing
Industrial Rehab
Interactive Metronome Program
Job Placement Assessment
Low Vision Therapy
Lymphedema Therapy
Myofascial Release
Multiple Sclerosis Assessment Clinic
Parkinson's Assessment Clinic
Pediatric Therapy
Pool Therapy
Positional Release
Pressure Mapping System
Sensory Integration Therapy
Soft Tissue Technique
Splinting
Strain Counter Strain
Strategic Orthopedics
Therapeutic Listening Program
Total Joint Rehab Class
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Urinary Incontinence Therapy
Vestibular Rehab / Balance
Video Fluoroscopy
Wheelchair Assessment
Whole Body Assessment
Work Conditioning
Work Site Analysis
Wound Therapy
What is urinary incontinence (UI)?
Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine sufficient to be a problem. It often occurs at the same time that internal abdominal pressure is increased, such as during a cough, sneeze, laugh, or other physical activity.
How common is UI?
UI affects about 13 million people.
Ages 15 to 64: occurs in 10-30% of women, and, 1.5-5% of men
Ages 60+: occurs in 15-35% of population (twice as likely for women)
Half of all women are affected by UI at some point, as many as 10% have regular incontinence.
About 20% of women over the age of 75 experience UA daily.
The risk for UI increases with age, obesity, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and childbearing.
For nursing home residents, the risk is 50% or greater.
For home bound elderly, the risk is about 53%.
What are the symptoms?
- sensation of bladder fullness
- increased urinary frequency or urgency
- discomfort during intercourse
- loss of urine when coughing, sneezing, standing, or during physical activity
- a feeling of pressure or bulging in the vagina
- difficulty initiating urine stream
- inability to empty bladder completely
What are the possible effects of chronic UI?
- Withdrawal and isolation
- Depression
- Skin irritation and breakdown
- Nursing home admissions
Yes - there are treatments to help reduce UI!
- Lifestyle changes
- Physiological quieting
- Therapeutic exercises (beyond Kegels)
- Physical therapy modalities, such as biofeedback
- Medication
- Surgical intervention
Physical Therapy for UI
- Initial appointment is 60 to 75 minutes
- Five to eight visits about 30 to 45 minutes each
- One session per week
- Results are usually noticed in 7 to 10 days
- Physical therapy program may include lifestyle changes, physiological quieting, therapeutic exercise, and the use of biofeedback
The Urinary Incontinence Program is available through your physician's referral.
For additional information,
please contact:
Rice Rehabilitation Center
311 SW 3rd St.
Willmar, MN 56201
Lynn Stier, Director
320.231.4175
lsti@rice.willmar.mn.us