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Aetiology and Classification of Urinary Incontinence

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Therapeutic Management of Incontinence and Pelvic Pain

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Many factors have been identified in the development of urinary incontinence, including childbirth, gender, age, race, the menopause, smoking, constipation, obesity and gynaecological surgery. Urinary incontinence is multifactorial, being the end result of many different pathological processes.

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  1. The Culgaith Clinic, Culgaith, Penrith, Cumbria, UK

    Jo Laycock OBE, PhD, FCSP (Private Physiotherapy Practitioner) (Private Physiotherapy Practitioner)

  2. Centre for Rehabilitation Science, University of Manchester, Central Manchester Healthcare Trust, Manchester, UK

    Jeanette Haslam MPhil, Grad Dip Phys, MCSP, SRP (Clinical Specialist Women’s Health) (Clinical Specialist Women’s Health)

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Khullar, V., Boos, K., Cardozo, L. (2002). Aetiology and Classification of Urinary Incontinence. In: Laycock, J., Haslam, J. (eds) Therapeutic Management of Incontinence and Pelvic Pain. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3715-3_3

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