Urinary Incontinence (Clinical Trial)

Nerve Stimulation to Treat Incontinence Studied

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 15th, 1998

Urologists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas plan to test whether severe incontinence can be improved by applying electrical stimulation to a spot near the ankle to stimulate the nerves that affect bladder control.

Patients with urinary frequency, urgency, pelvic pain, and uncontrollable urination, called urge incontinence, are needed for the study, which involves a series of outpatient procedures designed to relieve the debilitating symptoms.

"We have identified a point approximately three finger breadths above the ankle bone where nerves affecting bladder behavior can be modulated with this new technology," said Dr....

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (1998-06-15)

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