UNDERSTANDING INCONTINENCE While more women than men are affected, men can have urinary problemstoo,especiallyafterprostatesurgery.Manyyoungpeoplealso can get urinary incontinence. Fortunately, there are many treatments that can help with urinary incontinence. Behavioral Treatment: Some people find relief by making simple lifestyle changes. If you have stress incontinence and leak urine when youcough,sneeze,or laugh,yourphysical therapistmay tellyou to limit howmuchyoudrink. Ifyouhaveurge incontinence, inwhichyouget the suddenurge tourinateandhave troublemaking it to thebathroom,you may be told to avoid spicy foods, caffeine, and carbonated drinks, as theycan irritate thebladderandmake theproblemworse.Exercises to strengthen thepelvic floormuscles,knownasKegels,cansometimes helpwith incontinence.Sometimestheyarecombinedwithbiofeedback techniques to help you know if you are doing the exercises properly. For urge incontinence, bladder training can also help by gradually increasing the interval time between trips to the bathroom, working up to longer and longer intervals between bathroom stops. Devices and Absorbent Products: Protectivepadsandpanty liners can help avoid embarrassing situations. A pessary, a plastic device inserted into thevagina,mayhelppreventurine leakagebysupporting the neck of the bladder; it is most useful for stress incontinence. Mild tomoderatecasesofcommon typesof incontinencecanbecured orgreatly improvedbybehavioralorexercisetherapy.Wecanalsoteach youhabitsand techniques toreduceurgencyandurge incontinence (or leaking with a strong urge on the way to the bathroom). Even periodic incontinence is not something you have to deal with. We can help! Call us at Leesburg: 703-443-6700 and Lansdowne: 703-858-9880 or schedule an appointment today at loudounpt.com/newsletter-request-appointment/.
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Direct Access Puts You in Charge of Your Care and Brings Physical Therapy to You Now, When You Need It! Physical therapy is easier to get than you think. Whether you want to come in for a check-up, suffered a recent injury, or you want to improve your health, a physician referral is no longer needed for physical therapy. A licenced physical therapist may begin the process of therapy by performing a full evaluation, immediately. Patients thataresentby theirphysiciannowalsohave thepower to choosewheretoreceivephysicaltherapy.Scheduleanappointment with Loudoun Physical Therapy today by visiting our website at loudounpt.com/newsletter-request-appointment/. Come get the help you need and find relief more quickly without needing to see your physician first. Let us help you get back to living life, today. Visitourwebsiteatloudounpt.com/newsletter-request-appointment/to scheduleyourphysicaltherapyappointmentnow,orcallusatourLeesburg (703-794-5581) or Lansdowne (703-794-5587) locations.
MEET OUR TEAM: DIANA L I EN, PT Diana Lien is a Physical Therapist at Loudoun Physical Therapy at the Leesburg office. Diana has been practicing for the past 2 years. She graduated from the University of Rochester with aBachelorsofScience inCellandDevelopmental Biology and earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Temple University.
free time, Diana is a foodie and likes to try new restaurants. She also enjoys hiking, and playing tennis. EDUCATION: • Bachelor’s Degree: Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Rochester • DoctorofPhysicalTherapy:TempleUniversity in Philadelphia, PA EXPERTISE: • TriggerPointDryNeedling (TPDN)Certification • Manual Therapy Techniques
Diana enjoys using evidence based practice and incorporating exercises based on patient oriented goals in her treatments. Diana enjoys using various manual therapy techniques and workingwithclientsofvariousages.Shebelieves intreatingthebodyasafunctionalunit. Inaddition, she uses certified in Trigger Point Dry Needling (TPDN) as another treatment tool. She escaped the cold weather in Rochester and moved to Virginia 2 years ago. During her
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