over active bladder OVERVIEW

Overactive bladder is a condition in which the bladder squeezes urine out at the wrong time. You may have overactive bladder if you have two or more of these symptoms:  you urinate eight or more times a day or two or more times at night, you have the sudden, strong need to urinate immediately, you leak urine after a sudden, strong urge to urinate. You also may have incontinence, a loss of bladder control. Nerve problems, too much fluid, or too much caffeine.

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THERAPY OVERVIEW

Almost one-fifth of the people in the world experience a decrease in quality of life due to overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome. The main bothersome symptoms are urgency accompanied by urinary frequency and nocturia. This chronic, disabling condition is first managed by reducing fluid intake and pelvic floor muscle training, supplemented with antimuscarinic drugs, if necessary. However, refractory cases often still occur. In more severe cases, invasive surgical interventions can be considered; yet, the success rate is still inconsistent, and there is a high complication rate. This condition is frustrating for patients and challenging for the medical staff involved. Although its pathophysiology has not been fully elucidated, peripheral autonomic somatic and sensory afferent receptors are considered to be involved in this condition. Hence, currently, physical agent-based treatments such as neuromodulation have taken a significant place in the third-line therapy of OAB.

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SCIENTIFIC BACKED RESULTS

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Does sacral pulsed electromagnetic field therapy have a better effect than transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in patients with neurogenic overactive …
LA Fergany, H Shaker, M Arafa, MS Elbadry - Arab journal of urology, 2017 - Elsevier

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Efficacy and safety of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) stimulation in the treatment of urinary symptoms in women with urinary incontinence
AH Madani, FM Chafjiri, S Esmaeili, ZH Madani… - Urological …, 2022 - e-urol-sci.com

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Effect of Long Term Pulsed Electromagnetic Field on Postmenopausal Stress Urinary Incontinence
MS Mahmoud, HM Hanafy, MA Awad, EA Eldesouky - 2022 - naturalspublishing.com

 

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effectiveness

​In the overall group of 70 patients there were significant improvements in each of the primary and secondary outcome measures at 8 weeks. There were also significant improvements in primary and secondary outcome measures in the active treatment group when compared with baseline measures.

Peter J. Gilling, Liam C. Wilson, Andre M. Westenberg, William J. McAllister, Katie M. Kennett, Christopher M. Frampton, Deborah F. Bell, Patricia M. Wrigley, Mark R. Fraundorfer

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HOW OFTEN

How often should you repeat this therapy? The over active bladder therapy program at Recharge requires a once per week visit to the club for 90 minutes per session.

 

RESULTS

What are the results of this therapy?  After approximately 4-8 weeks clients should see a noticeable improvement

 

Cost

 How much does this service cost?  The cost for this plan is $99 per month.  There are no contracts or long term commitments.  To get started you will need to purchase a Recharge Health Plan

 

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