Biofeedback Solutions

For those interested in stopping incontinence from developing/increasing or reducing it and eliminating it if it is already present, biofeedback therapy for incontinence is extremely helpful. Biofeedback for incontinence generally involves strengthening the pelvic floor muscles. Strengthening the pelvic floor muscles can be done with resistance training or by measuring the strength of the muscle contraction directly by using muscle monitors.

Adult male incontinence is treatable by strengthening the pelvic floor muscles. This can be done with rectal probes which either measures resistance via a rectal probe and a pressure sensitive meter that provides feedback on the strength of the squeeze of the pelvic floor muscles or by an emg sensor that is part of an rectal probe that measures the level of strength of the nerve firing by the rectal muscles.

Incontinence in women can be improved by a wider variety of biofeedback devices. These include vaginal weights and vaginal cones that improve the effectiveness of kegel exercises as well as pressure sensitive vaginal sensors and vaginal emg probes besides the rectal probes described above.

The bottom line is that incontinence, both urinary and fecal, can be prevented and improved by regular exercise of the pelvic floor muscles either by regular kegel exercises or by biofeedback devices that give accurate  feedback during the process of strengthening the pelvic floor muscles.