Urinary leakage affects millions of Americans, yet many people assume it’s something they simply have to live with — especially after childbirth or as they age. The truth is that pelvic floor physical therapy is highly effective for treating incontinence, with research showing improvement in up to 80% of patients. Dr. Kaitlyn Lutz, DPT, at Kinito Physical Therapy in Oklahoma City provides specialized pelvic floor treatment that can dramatically reduce or eliminate leakage.
Types of Urinary Incontinence
Stress incontinence involves leaking during activities that increase abdominal pressure — coughing, sneezing, laughing, jumping, or lifting. It’s most common in women after pregnancy and childbirth. Urge incontinence involves a sudden, intense need to urinate followed by involuntary leakage. Mixed incontinence combines elements of both. Each type has a different underlying mechanism, and your therapist will tailor treatment accordingly.
How Pelvic Floor PT Helps
Muscle Retraining
Many people who attempt Kegel exercises on their own do them incorrectly — research shows that up to 50% of women perform Kegels wrong without professional instruction. Your pelvic floor therapist ensures you’re activating the correct muscles with proper timing, intensity, and coordination. Biofeedback technology provides real-time visual feedback that makes learning faster and more effective.
Bladder Retraining
For urge incontinence, bladder retraining programs teach you strategies to suppress urgency, gradually increase the time between bathroom visits, and break the cycle of frequent, small-volume voiding. Your therapist guides you through a systematic progression that restores normal bladder habits.
Lifestyle and Behavioral Strategies
Fluid management, dietary modifications (reducing bladder irritants like caffeine and alcohol), timed voiding schedules, and proper toileting posture all contribute to improved continence. Your therapist provides practical, implementable strategies for daily life.
Comprehensive Assessment
Your therapist will evaluate the full picture — pelvic floor muscle strength and coordination, breathing patterns, core stability, posture, and contributing factors like chronic coughing or constipation. Treating all contributing factors is key to lasting results.
You don’t have to plan your life around a bathroom — pelvic floor physical therapy can give you back the freedom that incontinence has taken away.
Take Back Control
At Kinito Physical Therapy, Dr. Kaitlyn Lutz provides compassionate, expert pelvic floor care in a private setting.
Call (405) 848-5005 or schedule online.
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