NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Implantable stimulators that provide continuous electrical stimulation to the nerves in and around the bladder can benefit carefully selected patients with ...

Inserted near the ankle in a minimally invasive procedure, the device generates low-level electronic impulses that stimulate the tibial nerve to restore bladder-brain communication. The device is the ...

Sacral neuromodulation, which is also called interstim, acts to provide a small amount of electrical stimulation to the nerves that run through the tailbone (sacrum) to the bladder. For reasons we do ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A groundbreaking device that functions like a pacemaker for the bladder was offering hope to those suffering from overactive bladder, a condition marked by urinary urgency, ...

Magnetic stimulation plus bladder training and TTNS plus bladder training are both more effective than bladder training alone. (HealthDay News) — For women with idiopathic overactive bladder (iOAB), ...

Researchers are building a computerized model that could inform new, highly targeted, and less painful treatments for people with lower urinary tract conditions. With support from a $3 million, ...

Overactive bladder (OAB) is defined as urinary urgency, with or without urge incontinence, often with frequency and nocturia. Initial therapy of OAB often includes anticholinergics and behavioral ...

Researchers are building a computerized model that could inform new, highly targeted, and less painful treatments for people with lower urinary tract conditions. With support from a $3 million, ...

Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation may be considered an alternative treatment for overactive bladder (OAB), researchers reported in the Journal of Urology (2009;182:1055-1061). Kenneth M. Peters, ...

From 2000 through 2002, 626 patients (605 males, 21 females; age range 18 to 90 years) with neurogenic bladder underwent urodynamic evaluation. Neurologic diagnoses included 530 spinal cord injured ...