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1 online resource (294 pages) |
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Print version record. |
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Front Cover; Half Title; Title; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Hidden Epidemic of Urinary Incontinence; TYPES OF URINARY INCONTINENCE DEFINED; UNCOVERING COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS; DISCOVERING NORMAL BLADDER FUNCTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY IS PROVEN TO END INCONTINENCE; THE TREATMENT PLAN TO NATURALLY CURE YOUR INCONTINENCE; Stress Urinary Incontinence; DO I HAVE STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE?; WHAT CAUSES STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE?; ARNOLD KEGEL, MD, AND THE PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES; INTRODUCING SURFACE ELECTROMYOGRAM (SEMG) BIOFEEDBACK. |
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YOUR HOME PROGRAM TO FIND YOUR PELVIC FLOORYour Treatment Plan to End Stress Urinary Incontinence; EXERCISES TO IMPROVE STRENGTH: WEEKs 1 through 3; EXERCISES TO IMPROVE ENDURANCE: WEEKS 1 THROUGH 3; EXERCISES TO TRAIN ACCESSORY MUSCLES: WEEK 4; EXERCISES TO IMPROVE FUNCTION: WEEK 5; ADVANCED EXERCISES TO IMPROVE COORDINATION: WEEK 6; ADVANCED EXERCISES TO IMPROVE TONE: WEEK 7; ADVANCED EXERCISES TO ADD RESISTANCE: WEEK 8; YOUR HOME PROGRAM FOR STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE; Urge Urinary Incontinence; DO I HAVE URINARY URGENCY?; DO I HAVE URGE URINARY INCONTINENCE? |
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DO I HAVE URINARY FREQUENCY?DO I HAVE NOCTURIA?; WHAT CAUSES URGE URINARY INCONTINENCE AND FREQUENCY?; UNDERSTANDING URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUR HOME PROGRAM: 30 WAYS TO PREVENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; ANALYZING A VOIDING DIARY; Your Treatment Plan: Adding Pilates; JOSEPH PILATES AND THE CORE MUSCLES; THE MANY BENEFITS OF PILATES; LEARNING REFORMER PILATES EXERCISES; YOUR HOME PROGRAM WITH MAT PILATES; TYPES OF ORGAN PROLAPSE DEFINED; CAUSES OF ORGAN PROLAPSE; TREATMENT FOR ORGAN PROLAPSE; YOUR HOME PROGRAM FOR ORGAN PROLAPSE. |
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Your Treatment Plan for Pelvic Floor Pain and Sexual IssuesWHAT IS PELVIC PAIN?; WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF PELVIC PAIN?; TREATMENT FOR PELVIC PAIN; YOUR HOME PROGRAM FOR PELVIC PAIN AND SEXUAL ISSUES; Moving from Depression to Joy; WHAT IS DEPRESSION?; ACKNOWLEDGING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN INCONTINENCE AND DEPRESSION; BECOMING WHOLE AGAIN; YOUR HOME PROGRAM TO REGAIN THE JOY IN YOUR LIFE; YOUR SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; WHICH DOCTORS ASSESS URINARY INCONTINENCE?; Appendix I -- Kassai Self-Assessment for Urinary Control; Appendix II -- Daily Voiding Diary. |
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Appendix III -- Finding Physical Therapists and Other ResourcesHOW TO FIND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS WHO SPECIALIZE IN INCONTINENCE; HOW TO FIND PILATES INSTRUCTORS; SELF-TESTS FOR DEPRESSION; Appendix IV -- Shopping List of Discounted Products; Glossary; References; Index. |
| Summary |
Urinary incontinence is an underdiagnosed and underreported condition with major economic and psychosocial effects on society. Women are more likely to experience it due to issues with the pelvic floor brought on by pregnancy and menopause. The Bathroom Key is a treatment plan for women to cure their own incontinence issues. It also allows women to identify with other women through the anecdotal stories that echo their feelings of isolation and embarrassment. Written in easy-to-understand language, the book is a genuine teaching tool, guiding the reader to a better understanding of her body an. |
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Urinary incontinence -- Treatment.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Genitourinary & STDs.
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MEDICAL -- Urology.
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Urinary incontinence
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| Added Author |
Kassai, Kathryn.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Perelli, Kim. Bathroom Key : Put an End to Incontinence. New York : Demos Medical Publishing, ©2011 9781936303212 |
| ISBN |
9781617050855 (electronic bk.) |
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1617050857 (electronic bk.) |
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128057027X |
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9781280570278 |
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DEBSZ 431084718 |
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