Some women struggle with urinary incontinence, especially during pregnancy, after childbirth, and during the hormonal changes of menopause. This study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine led by researchers from Stanford Medicine and the University of California-San Francisco suggests that older women with urinary incontinence benefited from regular, low-impact exercise, yoga, stretching, and strengthening exercises.
Addressing urinary incontinence
This study was part of an effort to identify effective, low-risk, low-cost ways to treat one of the most common health problems women face as they age. According to the researchers, after a 12-week low-impact yoga program the participants experienced 65% fewer episodes of incontinence, and those in the stretching and strengthening exercise groups experienced similar benefits. More importantly, these benefits are on par with the effects one would receive from taking medications to address incontinence.
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