Urinary Bladder Articles
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Bladder management practice for spinal cord injury patients
The spinal cord is to relay messages between the brain and the rest of the boy. When spinal cord injury happens the body may lose some essential functions if the nerves can’t communicate with the brain. Inadequate bladder management of spinal cord injury (SCI) results in medical complications, psychological stress and even mortality. Frequent leakage of urine causes soiling of clothes ...
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Value of BWT Measurement in Bladder Scanner
Being the first bladder scanner in the world which can measure BWT bladder wall thickness, M5 makes it possible that BWT can be monitored easily and quickly on daily basis. This feature fosters research on coorelation between BWT and different urological diseases. During the interview with Dr. Xu Kexin from Peking University People's Hospital whose team has been using M5 for about one year, we ...
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Common Questions Surrounding Intimacy and Sexuality Following A Stroke:
Education on sexuality and return to intimacy following a stroke is an important functional topic that is sometimes not addressed by the care team after the stroke has occurred. This can be for a multitude of reasons. Sometimes this subject is not broached first by the care team as there are so many aspects of recovery that first need to be addressed for survivors, such as self-care and medical ...
By Neurolutions
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Results of Using a New Technology to Improve the Identification and Preservation of Nerve Tissue during Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy
Introduction & Objectives Efforts to improve continence after robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALRP) have focused on preserving periurethral and bladder neck tissue and techniques involving posterior reconstructions and anterior suspensions. Many patients, however, still have varying degrees of urinary incontinence. Literature has shown that nerves innervating the levator ...
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What is Urine Flow Rate Test?
What is urine flow rate test? You may be unfamiliar with the term urine flow rate or urinary flow rate, which is a common medical term in urology. Put it simply, the rate of urine flow measures how fast urine flows, how much it flows out, and how long it takes. It is expressed in ml/s. Urine flow rate test is done mainly when the following symptoms appear: bladder residual urine increase ...
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Spine-Intra-Abdominal Pressure (SIAP) - Case Study
The SIAP study investigates the effect of using Ergotrics' Inflatable Prone Support (IPS) on intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) during spine surgery. Study background The objective of this study is to demonstrate the ability of the inflatable Prone Supports (IPS) to lower the IAP of patients in the prone position. Whenever the patients’ position is changed to prone, the IAP is increased due to ...
By Ergotrics NV
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Understanding the Stages: Preclinical Alzheimer`s Disease
Many neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, can be thought of as continuums, whether the presence and manifestation of the disease are different depending on the stage of the disease. In this article, we provide a high-level overview of the stages in the Alzheimer's disease continuum, with a focus on preclinical Alzheimer’s disease and its importance in patient care and ...
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How The Pelvic Floor Therapy System Can Help Improve your Health
The pelvic floor physical therapy system is a therapeutic method that uses physical therapy concepts to recondition the pelvic floor muscles in a systematic, effective, and safe manner. The treatment’s purpose is to increase the strength and function of the pelvic floor muscles, as well as to relieve discomfort, weakness, and inefficiency. A qualified physical therapist accesses the muscles ...
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California Prop65 list
1. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is an active ingredient in Nabiximols, a specific extract of Cannabis that was approved as a botanical drug in the United Kingdom since 2010 as a mouth spray for people with multiple sclerosis to reduce neuropathic pain, spasticity, overactive bladder, and other symptoms. Nabiximols (as Sativex) is available as a prescription drug in ...
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Most common behaviors eliminated by dog training in North Texas
Dogs are a part of our families and we love to have them around. Certain behaviors are often endearing, but it’s not uncommon for others to be maddening. It can be frustrating and difficult to train certain behaviors out of your dog if you’re not familiar with the process. With help from dog training in North Texas by Black Creek K-9 Pipeline Leak Detection, your dog will learn how ...
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Researching the effects of delayed toilet training with Wellspect`s ESPUN study grant
Wellspect supports evidence-based research and practice in the field of continence care, and sponsors the annual ESPUN study grant. Tinne Van Aggelpoel is the latest winner, and for World Toilet Day, we present the outcome of her study in the field of pediactric bladder and bowel management. Tinne Van Aggelpoel is a pelvic floor physiotherapist working at Antwerp University Hospital, UZA, ...
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Cancer risk of petroleum workers and residents of oil communities
Increased risk of different cancer types in workers employed in petroleum industries and residents living in oil producing communities by Felix Onyije, Bayan Hosseini, Kayo Togawa, Joachim Schüz, and Ann Olsson Considerable health conditions are caused by environmental pollutants, including emissions from petroleum extraction and refining. They are major sources of environmental and ...
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6 Tips for Maintaining Healthy Bladder Function With Incontinence
The bladder affects your day-to-day wellbeing. Sadly, many people don’t give much thought to a healthy bladder. Each day, an health adult will pass about a quart and a half of urine. When an adult involuntarily leaks urine it is called urinary incontinence. Incontinence can occur among adults of all ages, and there are three major types; stress, urge and mixed. This guide provides ...
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How to Strengthen the Pelvic Floor Muscles Quickly and Easily
Fixing a health problem can sometimes feel out of your control. But when you’re managing incontinence and bladder leakage, there’s a lot you can do yourself. For those out there who are trying to figure out how to strengthen pelvic floor muscles quickly, you have easily accessible ways to get great results. With modern technology, there are ways to strengthen your muscles even if ...
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Overactive Bladder in Women: What Causes It and How Do You Treat It?
Did you know that 40% of women in the United States struggle with an overactive bladder? If you’ve been struggling with the combination of symptoms, such as waking up in the middle of the night to urinate or feeling a frequent urge to urinate, you may be wondering if you have an overactive bladder. There are many causes behind an overactive bladder, but understanding this medical ...
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What is Stress Incontinence: Causes and Treatment
Stress incontinence occurs women twice as much as men and research shows its prevalence increases with age. But, that is an oversimplification of an issue closely associated with life experiences. Multiple normal vaginal deliveries appear to increase a woman’s chance of experiencing leaks and female urinary incontinence appears among female collegiate athletes – particularly among ...
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How to Treat a Leaky Bladder: A Guide for Women
It happens to the best of us — an unexpected sneeze or giggle and suddenly you are made aware that you have a leaky bladder. As difficult as these situations can be, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. According to one study, 45 percent of women between the ages of 20 and 80 experience some degree of urinary incontinence. Luckily, there are steps you may take to regain ...
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Treatment of Post, High-Intensity-Focused Ultrasound Urethral Stricture with Novel Long-term Stent
ABSTRACT Urethral strictures (US) can be recurrent chronic illnesses leading to severe side effects and poor quality of life. Several options to treat US exist, including repeated dilatations, stents, and open surgery. A urethral stent is a good, minimally invasive option but has major limitations, such as stent migration, mucosal growth, and incontinence, especially for bladder-neck strictures. ...
By Allium Ltd
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Surgeon perception is not a good predictor of peri-operative outcomes in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
Abstract Surgeons have always used their cognitive intuition for the execution of skilled tasks and real-time perception of intra-operative outcomes. We attempted to measure the overall accuracy of intra-operative surgeon perception on the functional outcome of early continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). A single experienced surgeon (D.I.L.) used a scoring sheet to ...
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Arsenic and Bladder Cancer: Observations and Suggestions
Arsenic from drinking water is a well-known risk factor for bladder cancer. The purpose of this paper is to systematize some important yet often overlooked facts considering the relationship between arsenic exposure and the occurrence of bladder cancer. Since the exposure to inorganic arsenic from food, inhaled air, and skin absorption as well as arsenic methylation ability are not fully ...
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