Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises
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Share PrintIncorporating pelvic floor muscle exercise therapy will help both male and female that has some form of urinary incontinence. Results of better urinary control can be seen within 6 to 8 weeks of the starting the program if followed precisely.
Origin:
February 2020, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Houston)
Adoptions:
1 successful
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Overview
The problem
At the beginning of the program the Veterans were using there hands for resistance training with each exercise. This caused some confusion to the Veterans because of force and placement of there hands during the session.
The solution
I was able to get approval and show the success of the program and was able to implement therapy balls and resistance bands for therapy.
The results
I have been at the Houston VA since 2020 and have seen a favorable impact on the Veterans life with better urinary control after therapy.
Metrics
- As listed above there is quantifiable data.
Diffusion tracker
Does not include Clinical Resource Hubs (CRH)
Implementation
Departments
- Urology
Core Resources
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Optional Resources
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Risks and mitigations
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| Time constraints | The person who starts the program will need to have some relief from other duties until the program is set up to function. |
About
Origin story
The innovation started at Fargo VA and was successful, I relocated to the Houston VA and pushed the program to a completely higher level of therapy. I was able to get the total support from my current Chief of Urology and start my own clinic and practice daily.
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