You’re not on your own with this one. A recent study* has shown that there was a 44% increase in stress urinary incontinence (which is the involuntary leakage of urine) reported in women with low back pain compared to those without.

This can be due to a number of factors, but the main one that we see frequently is, in basic terms, the irritation of the nerve supply to the bladder. The bladder is supplied by the pudendal nerve which tracks back up to its origin in the lower back and sacral area. ??

If this sounds familiar, then your stress incontinence could be as easy as having your back problem treated. 

For help with this, or any other Women’s Health problems, contact our clinic on 01302 511755 or email info@blizardphysiotherapy.co.uk to make an appointment with Jenny Blizard or Kate Stowers, our specialist Women’s Health Physiotherapists?

*Bush HM et al. The association of Chronic Back Pain and Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Cross Sectional Study. Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy 2013;37:11-18