Therapeutic Management of Incontinence and Pelvic Pain

Urinary Incontinence in Adults and Children with Bladder and Bowel Disorders.- Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence.- Anatomy.- Epidemiology of Urinary Incontinence.- Physiotherapy for Children with Bladder and Bowel Disorders.- The Ageing Lower Urinary Tract.- Assessment and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence in Neurologically Impaired Patients.- Patient Assessment.- Quality of Life Assessment and Questionnaires.- Investigations for Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.- Urinalysis.- Treatment and Management of Urinary Incontinence.- Historical Perspective of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training.- Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise in the Treatment of Urinary Incontinence.- Advanced Manual Therapy for the Pelvic Floor.- Pelvic Floor Stability and Trunk Muscle Coactivation.- Biofeedback.- Ultrasound.- The Use of Exercise Balls.- Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation.- Bladder Training and Behavioural Training.- Voiding Problems.- The Importance of Fluids.- Pregnancy, Childbirth and Urinary Incontinence.- Childbirth and Anal Incontinence.- Incontinence and the Menopause.- The Athletic Woman / Women and Exercise.- The Male Patient.- The Occupational Therapist’s Approach to the Management of Incontinence.- Catheter Care.- Surgery for Urinary Incontinence.- Drugs Acting on the Lower Urinary Tract.- Colorectal Disorders.- An Anatomical Overview.- Faecal Incontinence.- Constipation.- Abdominal Massage for Constipation.- Laxatives.- Pelvic Pain.- Prevalence, Definitions, and Aetiology of Pelvic Pain.- Assessment and Treatment of Pelvic Pain.- Pelvic Organ Prolapse.- Background to Pelvic Organ Prolapse.- Evaluation of Prolapse.- Treatment and Prevention of Prolapse.- Professional Issues.- Ethical Principles in Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy.- Research Trials in Incontinence.- Infection Control Issues.- UK Government Guidelines.