Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system for which there is no known cure. It is a brain disorder that progresses slowly, however sufferers often experience a multitude of physical ‘non-motor’ symptoms including urinary incontinence (UI) and bowel disorders. For caregivers it can be a…
Why Bladder Weakness is not taboo anymore
- 04/02/2020
Many around the world suffer from different health issues and one of them is the issue of urinary incontinence, commonly known as bladder weakness. Urinary incontinence is reported to affect millions of people worldwide, and yet it is still a taboo and somewhat embarrassing subject.1 The number of sufferers is actually likely…
Types of Incontinence
- 03/09/2020
Discover the differences between stress, urge and overflow incontinence and receive expert know how on how to give the right care here.
Lots of women experience incontinence issues, which becomes more likely with growing age. Read more on why women deal more with incontinence here.
About 23% of adults worldwide are diagnosed with some form of urinary incontinence (UI)1. About half of these individuals depend on care either at home or in an institution2. Do you care for someone with UI? If you answered yes, this article is for you. Here, we will discuss how to improve patient observation techniques, as…