POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE STIMULATION
Bladder Control without Surgery or Drugs!
URGENT® PC - NEUROMODULATION SYSTEM
Effective Non-Surgical Treatment

Are you going to the bathroom too often?

  ü  Do you feel the sudden and uncontrollable “urge to go” during the day?

  ü  Do you use the bathroom more than 8 times during the day?

  ü  Do you have accidental leakage of urine?

  ü  Do you frequently get up at night to go the bathroom?

  ü  Does your bladder control problem limit or distract you from work or daily activities?

  ü  Do you limit or restrict you social activities because of possible incontinence?

  ü  Do you take or have you taken medication for your overactive bladder?

  ü  Do you use or have you tried behavioral training for your overactive bladder?

If you answered, “yes” to one or more of these questions,  you are not alone!

Bladder control is one of the most common health problems for men and women. In fact, as many as 35 million women and men in the U.S. suffer from this embarrassing condition.  In their most severe form, bladder control problems also cause “incontinence” when there is an inability to control normal bladder emptying.  The result is uncontrolled leakage of urine that can occur with:
 

·        Movement

·        Exercise

·        Coughing

·        Sneezing

·        Laughing

·        A sudden, strong urge to urinate that cannot be stopped

Bladder Control Problems (OAB) and Women

For women, there are many possible causes of bladder control problems, including changes in your pelvic area from pregnancy, an overactive bladder muscle, side effects of medications, back injuries and bladder infections, to name just a few.  Sometimes, difficulty with bladder control can be a sign of a more serious disease, such as cancer, and early diagnosis and treatment can lead to a cure.  (Learn more about Women’s Bladder Health, click here.)

 Bladder Control Problems (OAB) and Men

For men, changes in bladder function can make your activities revolve around your bathroom schedule. From interruptions of movies or activities with friends & family, to limiting car rides, bladder control problems can take control your life. The changes that men experience include more frequent urination, sudden urges to urinate, needing two or more trips to the bathroom just to empty your bladder, nighttime urination and incontinence (partial or complete loss of bladder control that can be so embarrassing that it makes some men avoid activities and social interractions.  (Learn more about Men’s Bladder Health and BPH, click here)

NEW! MINIMALLY INVASIVE (NON-SURGICAL)
BLADDER CONTROL TREATMENT

Dr. Robert Pugach encourages men and women who are suffering with bladder control problems to seek treatment.  There are many treatment options that can help you control your symptoms and in some cases cure your Overactive Bladder (OAB).  Many of these treatments do not require medication!  Approximately 80% of those affected by urinary incontinence can be cured or improved.

Most people are so embarrassed about their condition that they don’t discuss it with their doctor. It can occur at any age, from young to old. Because many people do not know that it can be cured, or have not felt comfortable discussing the problem with their doctor, they start wearing absorbent pads or limit normal daily activities to avoid leakage.  In fact, many seniors believe OAB is a normal part of aging.  Regardless of your OAB symptoms or age, there is help!

The Urgent® PC Neuromodulation System*

Schedule a consultation with Dr. Robert Pugach to determine if Urgent PC® Neuromodulation System will work for your overactive bladder problem.  Urgent PC® is a remarkable new office treatment for bladder control that works without drugs or surgery.  Urgent PC® is a minimally invasive way to improve bladder control in men and women.

Urgent PC®:

• Delivers PTNS (posterior tibial nerve stimulation)
• A slim needle electrode is temporarily placed near the ankle while you are seated.
• A device is attached to the needle and delivers mild electrical impulses which travel up the nerves in the leg to the nerves that control the bladder.
• Patients usually feel a sensation in the foot or ankle during therapy.  The treatment is generally well-tolerated. Discomfort can usually be managed by changing the treatment level.

Treatment consists of 30-minute weekly sessions for 12 weeks.  If PTNS works for you, occasional treatments may be needed to sustain your improvements. 

Does Urgent PC® Work?

• Multiple studies show that 60-80% of patients improve with Urgent PC®: treatment.
• A majority of patients see a reduction in the frequency and urgency of their bathroom visits and in the number of accidents they have.
• May be successful even when other therapies haven’t worked for you.
• May be used alone or in combinations with other Overactive Bladder (OAB) treatments.

*The Urgent® PC Neuromodulation System is a non-drug, office-based treatment for Overactive Bladder and associated symptoms of urgency, frequency and urge incontinence.  (More information can be found at www.urgentpcinfo.com)

If you would like to learn more about Urgent PC® Neuromodulation System (PTNS), call Pacific Coast Urology Medical Center at 888-735-4336 to schedule a consultation.