Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical
center, serves all of Vermont and the northern New York region.
Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic
healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the
University of Vermont. Behavioral Methods for Urinary
Incontinence 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.