Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine. It’s a common problem thought to affect millions of people.

There are several types of urinary incontinence, including:

  • stress incontinence – when urine leaks out at times when your bladder is under pressure; for example, when you cough or laugh
  • urge incontinence – when urine leaks as you feel a sudden, intense urge to pee, or soon afterwards
  • overflow incontinence (chronic urinary retention) – when you’re unable to fully empty your bladder, which causes frequent leaking
  • total incontinence – when your bladder cannot store any urine at all, which causes you to pass urine constantly or have frequent leaking

It’s also possible to have a mixture of both stress and urge urinary incontinence.

WHEN TO SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE

See a GP if you have any type of urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence is a common problem and you should not feel embarrassed talking to them about your symptoms.

This can also be the first step towards finding a way to effectively manage the problem.

Urinary incontinence can usually be diagnosed after a consultation with a GP, who will ask about your symptoms and may do a pelvic or rectal examination, depending on whether you have a vagina or a penis.

The GP may also suggest you keep a diary in which you note how much fluid you drink and how often you have to urinate.

CAUSES OF URINARY INCONTINENCE

Stress incontinence is usually the result of the weakening of or damage to the muscles used to prevent urination, such as the pelvic floor muscles and the urethral sphincter.

Urge incontinence is usually the result of overactivity of the detrusor muscles, which control the bladder.

Overflow incontinence is often caused by an obstruction or blockage in your bladder, which prevents it from emptying fully.

Total incontinence may be caused by a problem with the bladder from birth, a spinal injury, or a small, tunnel like hole that can form between the bladder and a nearby area (fistula).

Certain things can increase the chances of urinary incontinence, including:

  • pregnancy and vaginal birth
  • obesity
  • a family history of incontinence
  • increasing age – although incontinence is not an inevitable part of ageing

TREATING URINARY INCONTINENCE

Non-Surgical Treatments

Initially, a GP may suggest some simple measures to see if they help improve your symptoms.

These may include:

  • lifestyle changes such as losing weight and cutting down on caffeine and alcohol
  • pelvic floor exercises, where you strengthen your pelvic floor muscles by squeezing them
  • bladder training, where you learn ways to wait longer between needing to urinate and passing urine

You may also benefit from the use of incontinence products, such as absorbent pads and handheld urinals.

Medicine may be recommended if you’re still unable to manage your symptoms.

What is Fotona StarFormer?

StarFormer ™ is Fotona’s latest innovation for gynecology:
High intensity Tesla magnetic stimulation (HITS’), enabling fast and easy strengthening of the pelvic floor muscles without effort.

The StarFormer® IntimaWave® treatment uses non-invasive,
HITS™ technology to selectively target muscle tissues and provide strengthening, toning and firming of the pelvic floor muscles to effectively treat urinary incontinence.

The StarFormer® IntimaWave® treatment uses non-invasive, HITS™ technology to selectively target muscle tissues and provide strengthening, toning and firming.

INDICATIONS OF INTIMAWAVE

Urinary Incontinence

Postnatal Rehabilitation

 Fecal incontinence

Erectile Dysfunction

Rehabilitant After Pelvic Floor Surgery

Incontinence After Radial Prostatectomy

 Milder Forms of Uterine and Bladder Prolapse

What is ED (Erectile Dysfunction)?

ED is a result of insufficient blood flow to the penis.

This is why pelvic floor exercises, or kegel exercises for ED are so important for sufferers. These exercises target the muscles at the base of the pelvis, especially a muscle known as the pubococcygeus.


A strong pelvic floor therefore equals a strong pubococcygeus by association, which is necessary to attain and maintain an erection.

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How does Fotona Starformer help Erectile Dysfunction?

Starformer specially developed to strengthen
weakened pelvic floor muscles – the group of muscles which are especially important for
maintaining erections.

Using Functional Magnetic Stimulation (FMS), the pulsed magnetic fields cause your pelvic floor muscles to contract, and with ongoing treatment, pelvic floor will gain strength and can help to reverse ED.

What is Urinary Incontinence?

The StarFormer® IntimaWave® treatment uses non-invasive, HITS™ technology to selectively target muscle tissues and provide strengthening, toning and firming.

Urinary incontinence — the loss of bladder control — is a common and often embarrassing problem. The severity ranges from occasionally leaking urine when you cough or sneeze to having an urge to urinate that’s so sudden and strong you don’t get to a toilet in time.

Though it occurs more often as people get older, urinary incontinence isn’t an inevitable consequence of aging. If urinary incontinence affects your daily activities, don’t hesitate to see your doctor. For most people, simple lifestyle and dietary changes or medical care can treat symptoms of urinary incontinence.

What are the symptoms of Urinary Incontinence?

Many people experience occasional, minor leaks of urine. Others may lose small to moderate amounts of urine more frequently.

Types of urinary incontinence include:

Stress incontinence.

Urine leaks when you exert pressure on your bladder by coughing, sneezing, laughing, exercising or lifting something heavy.

Urge incontinence.

You have a sudden, intense urge to urinate followed by an involuntary loss of urine. You may need to urinate often, including throughout the night. Urge incontinence may be caused by a minor condition, such as infection, or a more severe condition such as a neurological disorder or diabetes.

Overflow incontinence.

You experience frequent or constant dribbling of urine due to a bladder that doesn’t empty completely.

Functional incontinence.

A physical or mental impairment keeps you from making it to the toilet in time. For example, if you have severe arthritis, you may not be able to unbutton your pants quickly enough.

Mixed incontinence.

You experience more than one type of urinary incontinence — most often this refers to a combination of stress incontinence and urge incontinence.

The StarFormer® IntimaWave® treatment uses non-invasive, HITS™ technology to selectively target muscle tissues and provide strengthening, toning and firming.

How does Starformer Intimawave help Urinary Incontinence?

StarFormer can additionally be used to stimulate pelvic floor muscles and back, utilising two applicators to treat all types of male or female. During treatment, the patient remains fully clothed and sits on a comfortable Intimawave chair.

The magnetic applicators in the chair stimulate muscle contraction in the entire pelvic floor area, increasing the strength and endurance of the pelvic floor.

The result is effective and long-term relief of uncontrolled urine flow.

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