Online course to help combat incontinence
Health, Beauty and Lifestyle with Denise McNamara
When the managing director of Meaghers Pharmacy Group Oonagh O’Hagan launched an Instagram survey on incontinence, she was astounded by the reaction. There were 3,000 responses to the poll, with 97% of respondents saying they suffered from some form of leaking problem.
Urinary incontinence impacts one in three women while one in eight men are affected by pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, leading to urinary incontinence and bladder leaks.
It is particularly an issue for women as they get older. Contributing factors are pregnancy, childbirth, menopause and lack of exercise. Associated health issues include urinary incontinence, emptying disorders of bladder and bowel, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual dysfunction, chronic pelvic pain and menopausal impact.
“People can be reluctant to talk about this problem and many suffer in silence,” reveals Oonagh.
“This is a big problem, but people don’t want to talk about it even to their doctor or pharmacist; they are embarrassed. It is still a taboo subject and most people think they are on their own.”
She sought out Aoife Ní Eochaidh,chartered physiotherapist and founder of International Pelvic Physiotherapy Management (IPPM) who has a clinic in the Bons Secours Hospital. Together they set about creating a course which gives a step-by-step guide to pelvic floor routines for both men and women to help address it.
For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.
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