Today's episode is meant to hopefully clear up some misconceptions on what incontinence is and isn't. I provide some basic definitions on the 5 types of incontinence: stress, urge, overflow, functional and mixed.
I want to provide some more clarification on overflow and urge incontinence that I did not mention in the recording. I mentioned that it can be caused by prostate enlargement, but pretty much any type of obstruction to the urethra, the tubing where urine flows out, can cause an overflow, just like a backed up hose and create involuntary leakage. With urge, I mentioned that there can be a spastic bladder, but there will also be a continuous contraction or squeezing of the bladder to empty, sometimes, even when the bladder is not full. Lastly, the destrusor muscle is actually in the wall of the bladder.
"The knack" is also known as the Counter Bracing Technique (CBT), you can find more info about it here: https://vibrancepelvictrainer.com/what-is-the-knack/
