What is Urinary Biofeedback or Pelvic Floor Retraining?

Also known as: pelvic floor retraining.

Biofeedback is a technique children are taught to identify and properly relax their urinary sphincter muscle when urinating, as well as to contract the muscle effectively to maintain normal urinary control.

Biofeedback is effective in many children who:

Do not empty their bladders completely
Strain to urinate
Have recurrent urinary tract infections
Experience periods of urgency to urinate
Continue to wet despite other therapies

Reviewed by: Mariarita Salvitti, MD

This page was last updated on: 1/29/2019 3:21:13 PM