For many years now, The “New” Prostate Cancer InfoLink has argued (on the basis of no good data at all) that starting to do Kegel exercises prior to having surgery for prostate cancer was likely to be able to accelerate recovery of good continence after one’s surgery. … READ MORE …
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A new study just published in The Lancet has reported that — among men who have urinary incontinence 6 weeks after a radical prostatectomy (RP) — formal one-on-one training of patients by expert therapists does not in fact reduce the rate of continence at 12 months compared to patients in a control group. … READ MORE …
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An article published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association has documented the value of Kegel exercises (with or without biofeedback and pelvic floor electrical stimulation) on recovery of continence after a radical prostatectomy (RP) — in men with persistent incontinence post-surgery. … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 