Conservative management of urinary incontinence.
OBJECTIVE
To outline the evidence for conservative management options for treating urinary incontinence.


METHODS
Conservative management options for treating urinary incontinence include behavioural changes, lifestyle modification, pelvic floor retraining, and use of mechanical devices.


RESULTS
To provide understanding of current available evidence concerning efficacy of conservative alternatives for managing urinary incontinence; to empower women to choose continence therapies that have benefit and that have minimal or no harm.
Robert
Magali
M
Calgary AB.
Ross
Sue
S
Calgary AB.
D002170:Canada; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000502:physiology*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000628:therapy*