Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Missing Piece

One thing we often miss with stress urinary incontinence is a focus on the task and timing of our patient's issues.Often we jump right to voluntary pelvic floor strength.  After all, that's what we're taught in our introductory pelvic health courses.But pelvic health strength isn't really correlated with urinary incontinence.A patient can have a pelvic floor that tests as weak but not have any symptoms.A patient can have an pelvic floor testing as strong with massive urinary incontinence problems.Isolated strength alone tells us almost nothing about how the pelvic floor performs in real-world situations.So what task are they struggling with?  And when does the pelvic floor not meet the demand?Often this requires standing and dynamic assessment (for more on this, the Not Your Mama's Kegels course is your guide, www.pelvicptrising.com/kegels).If you're loving this series, please consider leaving a 5-star review - it really makes us happy to hear about your experience with the podcast!"A Missing Piece" SeriesIn this series, we're taking a single aspect of a condition or symptom we feel is often overlooked, dismissed or 'just checked'.  If you're already doing this consistently, then great!  If you're doing it periodically, it might be something to prioritize higher.  And if you're not doing it at all, it's another tool in your toolbox.PelviCon!For this with tickets to PelviCon, make sure to check your email!  We've got exciting information on Add-Ons.And if you don't yet have tickets....stay tuned!  Or check out PelviCon.com.  Some news for those of you with FOMO as well.Business ResourcesIf you're starting or growing a cash-based pelvic health practice, we've got some great resources for you!  We've helped more than 200 practices take off in markets across the country.  From business courses, handouts and resources to true business mentorship in our Rising program, we've got something that can help.  Check out all our Business Resources (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) and fill out the Entrepreneur Survey there!About UsNicole and Jesse Cozean founded Pelvic PT Rising to provide clinical and business resources to physical therapists to change the way we treat pelvic health.   PelvicSanity Physical Therapy together in 2016.  It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.Through Pelvic PT Rising, Nicole has created clinical courses (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical) to help pelvic health providers gain confidence in their skills and provide frameworks to get better patient outcomes.  Together, Jesse and Nicole have helped nearly 200 pelvic practices start and grow through the Pelvic PT Rising Mentorship Program (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) and business courses to change the way pelvic health is administered. Get in Touch!Learn more at www.pelvicptrising.com, follow Nicole @nicolecozeandpt (www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt) or reach out via email ([email protected]).Check out our Clinical Courses, Business Resources and learn more about us at Pelvic PT Rising...Let's Continue to Rise!