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Pre and Post Prostateectomy

Pre and Post Prostateectomy

El cáncer de próstata es la patología oncológica, no cutánea, más frecuente en hombres mayores de 70 años. Una de las técnicas de elección para el tratamiento del cáncer de próstata y que más se utiliza en España, es la prostatectomía radical. Los principales efectos secundarios de esa intervención son la incontinencia urinaria, the disfunción eréctil, the nicturia (levantarse por la noche para orinar) and the urgencia miccional.

Está demostrado que los tratamientos de fisioterapia específicos del male pelvic floor, aplicados antes y después de la cirugía mejoran todos los síntomas de los hombres sometidos al tratamiento del cáncer de próstata.

With this Pre and Post Prostatectomy Program, we aim to help men in this delicate and important stage of their life, to go through it with the best possible comfort and minimizing as much as possible any side effects that may result from their treatment interventions.

  1. For that, it is values each patient in a comprehensive and systematic manner to define the most appropriate treatment plan for your case.
  2. A variety of methods are applied. therapeutic techniques, with scientific evidence, which work in synergy to enhance results.
  3. The treatment is aimed at pelvic nerves, to the muscles of the pelvic floor, abdomen and lumbar, at fascia and joints.
  4. Techniques such as neurobiomodulation of pelvic nerves, dry needling of the pelvic floor muscles, high power laser, he biofeedback by ultrasound, therapeutic exercises for pelvic floor hypertrophy, improvement of motor control and strengthening of the pelvic floor, manual techniques of release of trigger points, prevention and treatment of adhesions, therapeutic ultrasound, among others.

Pre-prostatectomy assessment and treatment should begin 4 weeks before surgery.

It is proven that The better the condition before surgery, the better the prognosis.
Researchers have shown that Starting a specialized physical therapy program 4 weeks before radical prostatectomy surgery, the risk of urinary incontinence is almost 30% lower than men who did not undergo treatment prior to surgery. Quality of life and other symptoms such as erectile dysfunction and overactive bladder also improve.

He post prostatectomy treatment must be started Once the urethral catheter has been removed can extend up to 6 months or a year after surgery.

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