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Pelvic floor - Further information
Urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence are still major taboo topics in society. And yet more and more people are suffering from it as the population gets older.
In addition to treatment, comprehensive incontinence treatment also includes advice from an interdisciplinary team of:
- Urogynecologists
- urologists
- coloproctologists and
- neurologists
Physiotherapists and nutritional and sexual counselors are also involved.
Doctors primarily differentiate between two forms of incontinence:
- Fecal and
- Urinary incontinence
In some cases, incontinence is the result of an operation, e.g. to treat prostate cancer, bowel cancer or similar.
In other cases, it occurs naturally due to pelvic floor weakness or sphincter weakness.
Urinary incontinence describes the involuntary loss of urine in which those affected are less able to control their bladder, if at all @ Henrie /AdobeStock
Treatment options at a pelvic floor center
Depending on the severity, treatment at the pelvic floor center is initially conservative, with physiotherapy and nutritional medicine.
Pelvic floor training helps with incontinence and pelvic floor weakness @ auremar /AdobeStock
However, surgical treatment is also possible in an interdisciplinary pelvic floor center. Experts usually use minimally invasive surgical techniques for incontinence treatment.
A special focus of every pelvic floor center is the detailed continence consultation for patients. During consultations, doctors and patients decide together on treatment options and procedures. Only when all questions have been clarified is an appointment made for an operation.
In order to create a basis of trust, the specialist who carried out the consultation usually also performs the operation.
The follow-up check is usually carried out on an outpatient basis, around two to three months after the operation.
In the subsequent therapy consultation, patients are given the opportunity to discuss how they feel about the results of the operation. In some cases, further follow-up treatment may be necessary.
Follow-up checks should be carried out in all continence centers, as they are an important means of quality assurance.
It is also important that the pelvic floor center has experience with the treatment of recurrences. This means that specialists are familiar with recurring symptoms of urinary or faecal incontinence and can perform follow-up operations.
What distinguishes specialists at a pelvic floor center
Pelvic floor disorders, pelvic floor weakness and incontinence affect many medical disciplines. From gynecology and urology to proctology.
Nutritionists, neurologists, surgeons and physiotherapists are also part of an interdisciplinary pelvic floor team.
Patients receive individualized treatment here. The doctor and patient make a treatment decision together and implement it.
Specialists at the Pelvic Floor Center have sufficient qualifications, experience and scientific expertise to guarantee high-quality treatment.
At the Pelvic Floor and Incontinence Center, incontinence is not a taboo subject. A multidisciplinary team ensures that patients achieve and maintain the best possible quality of life for their situation.
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References
- Deutsche Kontinenz Gesellschaft e.V.