The Conservative Treatment of Male Urinary Incontinence and Erectile Dysfunction by Grace Dorey, PhD, PT. Price: [pounds] 22.50/$ 38.95 USD, ISBN: 1-86 156-302-7
Contents
1. Lower urinary tract symptoms
2. Anatomy and physiology of the male lower urinary tract
3. Urinary continence
4. Prostate conditions and their treatment
5. Urinary incontinence
6. Pelvic pain
7. Patient assessment
8. Conservative treatment
9. Medication
10. Erectile dysfunction
11. Conservative treatment for erectile dysfunction
12. Setting up a continence service
13. Assessment forms
14. Patient information leaflets
Grace Dorey begins her text covering the accuracy and research supporting the use of questionnaires for assessing symptoms of the lower urinary tract in the male patients. This is helpful for the clinician in developing an assessment plan.
A review of anatomy and physiology of the male lower urinary tract, including neurologic control of bladder with a chart of voiding reflexes, is presented.
A discussion of prostate conditions and treatments, definitions of types of urinary incontinence, and pelvic pain with definitions and treatments follows. Conservative therapies are presented for these conditions, which include biofeedback, electrical stimulation, bladder training, exercises, lifestyle adjustments, bulbar urethral massage, self-catheterization, medications, and continence aids.
Erectile dysfunction is covered from definition, risk factors, anatomy and physiology of penile erections to conservative treatments. A comprehensive chart is provided that outlines the current literature.
This is a practical text with extensive review of the literature for nurses, continence therapists, and physiotherapists working with the male patient in treating incontinence, lower urinary tract symptoms, and erectile dysfunction.