What is Sacral Nerve Stimulation?
Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) is a minimally invasive medical treatment that involves implanting a small device that sends mild electrical impulses to the sacral nerves in the lower back. This is an excellent option for patients with conditions like bowel and bladder incontinence, helping them find relief from a range of symptoms.
The sacral nerves control various functions of the pelvic floor, bladder, and bowel. When these nerves do not function properly, they can lead to issues like incontinence and retention. Sacral nerve stimulation regulates the communication between the brain and these nerves and muscles to improve their function.
BEST Health System works closely with patients to help them achieve relief from their incontinence issues. At BEST clinics, our board-certified doctors prioritize finding patients the least invasive treatment plan. Minimally invasive procedures offer a range of benefits, most notably helping patients get back on their feet in a timely matter, without the need for traditional surgical intervention. Continue reading to learn more about sacral nerve stimulation, and how it can help you get back to an active lifestyle.
Living with Bowel and Bladder Incontinence
Living with urinary or bowel incontinence can be incredibly challenging. These conditions can limit your quality of life and prevent you from being social and engaging in certain activities. If you have been diagnosed with bladder or bowel incontinence, or if you suspect you have one of these conditions, it is important to be an educated patient.
Incontinence issues can affect every aspect of your life–from physical or emotional symptoms. Physically, you may experience a range of symptoms that cause a significant toll on the body, as the condition may lead to secondary complications that impact your overall health.
Common Physical Symptoms:
- Frequent accidents
- Leakage
- Weakened pelvic floor muscles
- Fatigue
- Reduced mobility
Emotionally, patients may experience a range of feelings as a result of their condition. Urinary and fecal incontinence can keep you from your favorite activities, limit your exercise, and may prevent you from seeing friends and family. Together, these limitations can manifest a strong emotional response, causing depression, anxiety, loneliness, and more. Finding small ways to get on your feet and seeing family and friends is the best way to combat these emotions while staying stronger in the process.
The Benefit of Minimally Invasive Therapies like Sacral Nerve Stimulation
Minimally invasive interventions are the future of incontinence care. At BEST Health System, we understand the potential of minimally invasive procedures and have seen the range of benefits they come with. Sacral nerve stimulation is an advanced treatment option recommended to patients with various incontinence issues. This procedure is considered minimally invasive due to the small incisions and quick recovery time.
Benefits of Minimally Invasive Therapies:
- Prevents opioid addiction
- Smaller incisions
- Shorter recovery time
- More control over treatment
Get Back to Living with BEST Health System
You deserve to get back to a life you enjoy. At BEST Health System, we understand how debilitating incontinence issues can become. Through minimally invasive treatment, it is our goal to get you back on your feet so you can be active and spend more time with the people you love most.
Our sacral nerve stimulation trials offer patients like you the opportunity to finally discover relief. Contact us today to get started on your path toward recovery.
The BEST is yet to come.
