Sunday, February 12, 2012

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Expert_badge Nancy  Muller

Nancy Muller

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National Association for Continence, Executive Director

Weight Management, Obesity, and Incontinence: Opening the Dialogue

The 2009 Annual Quality and Disparities Report issued in April by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) includes a new section on lifestyle modifications1.  It was added chiefly because preventing or reducing obesity in this country has become a national priority.Today lifestyle... Read moreChevron
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Jasmine Schmidt

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Incontinence Educator

Is My Bladder Weak?

I was recently asked about "weak bladders", so I thought I'd write about the two most common types of incontinence, and explain a bit about whether or not a bladder can actually be "weak". The two types of incontinence that people experience most frequently are stress urinary incontinence (SUI), and urge incontinence.   The most common type... Read moreChevron
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Jasmine Schmidt

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Incontinence Educator

In the News: Incontinence Surgery Problems

In the news this week is a report on problems with the mesh sling surgery used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Apparently there have been about 1,000 reports of problems with the mesh sling, including pain, recurrence of the original problem, and infection.   Stress urinary incontinence is the type of leakage... Read moreChevron