Entries by Uresta

How to get your message across in a space dominated by big players

THE CHALLENGE Carol Chapman, vice-president of sales and marketing and investor in Resilia Inc., knew she was up for a big challenge as the company’s target market was dominated by big multi-national pharmaceutical companies. Carol Chapman, vice-president of sales and marketing and investor in Resilia Inc., knew she was up for a big challenge as […]

Heard it from a friend (with a bad cough)

By Carol Chapman Yes, I heard this story from a friend. And like so many women who suffer with stress incontinence issues, my friend is not ready to step up and tell this story herself. So I’m going to tell you, because some of you may relate to this and, in time, more women will decide […]

Women need to know there is a solution…

…so they can ask their health care professionals about it. By Carol Chapman I just returned from Vancouver where I was run off my feet at this year’s SOGC conference. (the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada). I’m not sure if the conference could have gone any better. (well, maybe it would have been a little better […]

Expert urges women to seek help for SUI condition

Women around the world suffer from SUI (stress urinary incontinence). Here’s a recent article we found in the Gulf News about the very high  number of women in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) who suffer with this condition. We can now add uresta® to the list of solutions – a safe, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, non-surgical solution. […]

You don’t have to accept incontinence

A chat with Missy Lavender about uresta® We asked a well-known women’s pelvic health evangelist and national speaker on public health, Missy Lavender,  if she could talk to us about women’s pelvic health and uresta®, a relatively new product to help women manage stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Missy, a passionate advocate for pelvic health education, fitness and […]

Frankie’s Story ~ a urology nurse with solutions

As a nurse specialist working the area of urinary incontinence and a board representative of The Urology Nurses Of Canada, I have seen many women of all ages suffer from the stigmatizing problem of urinary incontinence. There are many different approaches we can suggest for this problem including lifestyle changes, behavioral approaches, dietary modifications and pelvic […]

Ask a Physiotherapist ~ those distressing, embarrassing leaks are NOT normal

By Christine Haley, BSc., PT Whether you are 27, 46 or 70, embarrassing leaks are nothing short of distressing! Urinary incontinence is defined as any involuntary loss of urine. It is a common and distressing problem which may have a profound effect on quality of life of both men and women. Many people believe urinary incontinence is […]

The problem is embarrassing and uncomfortable…

Rachel Cave, of CBC New Brunswick News, talks to Anne Marie Picone Ford and Christine Haley about the common (and often distressing) problem of bladder leakage in women – and the Uresta solution… Read the CBC article… Shediac company set to go global with incontinence device.

Uresta is a Game Changer

“Over the moon” excitement at recent Uresta info sessions By Carol Chapman I’m still reeling from the overwhelming response to two Uresta information sessions we held this week in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Dr. Denise Black, a highly respected gynecologist and active educator on women’s health invited women’s health professionals from across Winnipeg to attend information sessions about Uresta. […]

Don’t Let Incontinence Run Your Life

by Nelly Faghani, Registered Physiotherapist Pelvic Health Solutions It has been proven that exercise—running especially—has health benefits well beyond any pill a doctor could prescribe. Sadly, women often stop exercising as a result of bladder leakage, also called incontinence. They feel embarrassed and suffer in silence, thinking the condition can’t be treated or that it is a “normal” part of […]