Several types of behavioral methods are used for treating
urinary incontinence: bladder training, habit training,
biofeedback, and pelvic muscle exercises. People who have
incontinence due to physical or mental limitations (functional
incontinence) can try timed voiding and prompted voiding.
Bladder training (also called bladder retraining) is used to
treat urge incontinence. Bladder training attempts to increase
how long you can wait before having to urinate. You are taught
about the structure of the lower urinary tract and the causes of
incontinence. A schedule for urinating is established, and you
are trained to resist the first urge to urinate and to refrain
from urinating until the scheduled time. The interval between
scheduled bathroom visits is increased until you can refrain
from urinating for several hours. Biofeedback is a technique for
learning to control a body function that is not normally under
conscious control, such as skin temperature, muscle tension,
heart rate, or blood pressure. People wit