DiscoverScience@UHCommon Doesn’t Mean Normal: Rethinking Urinary Incontinence Care
Common Doesn’t Mean Normal: Rethinking Urinary Incontinence Care

Common Doesn’t Mean Normal: Rethinking Urinary Incontinence Care

Update: 2026-07-16
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Adonis Hijaz, MD and Goutham Rao, MD discuss the reasons why urinary incontinence is underreported and actionable strategies clinicians can use to start the conversation in primary care. They outline the EMPOWER model, from large-scale screening to nurse navigators and pelvic floor physical therapy, and why that pathway increases treatment rates.

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Common Doesn’t Mean Normal: Rethinking Urinary Incontinence Care

Common Doesn’t Mean Normal: Rethinking Urinary Incontinence Care

University Hospitals Research and Education Institute