Urinary incontinence treatment
If you’re leaking when you sneeze, laugh or exercise, then read on.
Urinary incontinence is probably the pelvic health issue that has been most ‘normalised’ in today’s society.
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) happens when pressure on the bladder — from coughing, sneezing, jumping, or lifting — causes leakage. It’s usually linked to changes in bladder support, pelvic floor strength, or timing, often following pregnancy, childbirth, surgery, or hormonal change.
Mixed incontinence is when stress leakage combines with urgency (the sudden need to go), and is very common too.
We look at the whole picture — how your pelvic floor muscles are functioning, how well the structures of your bladder are supported, how you breathe and move, and what habits might be making things worse. The aim isn’t just to strengthen your muscles, but to retrain them to work at the right time and with the right level of control and input from surrounding muscles.
Your treatment plan is completely individual, but may include:
- Education and self-management advice – understanding how bladder function, posture, and pressure management affect leakage.
- Pelvic floor rehabilitation exercises – tailored to restore strength, timing, and endurance as well as core and gluteal strengthening and control.
- Biofeedback and neuromuscular electrical stimulation – to improve awareness and control when muscles are weak or difficult to activate.
- Relaxation and breathing techniques – to support coordinated movement and reduce excess downward pressure on the bladder.
- Myofascial and soft tissue release – for tight or overactive muscles that may interfere with pelvic floor function.
- Functional rehabilitation and lifting techniques – to help you return to exercise and daily movement without symptoms.
- Lifestyle and toileting advice - to improve efficient emptying and bowel habits if needed.
- With the right approach, bladder leakage can usually be improved — and often resolved. Together, we’ll get you back to doing what you enjoy, without leaks getting in the way.