Beatriz Bañuelos Marco, physician at San Carlos Clinical Hospital and member of the Functional and Reconstructive Urology Unit, reflects on the value of incorporating new therapeutic alternatives in addressing patients with complex functional pathologies, especially those in which the autonomic nervous system plays a relevant role. In her intervention, within the framework of the Female Functional Urology and Urodynamics Group meeting, she highlights the importance of sharing clinical experiences and results among professionals to continue advancing in a field where many open questions still exist and many patients with insufficient responses to conventional treatments.
As she explains, the relationship between the autonomic nervous system, the bladder, the intestine, the microbiota and other functional axes that influence pathologies such as overactive bladder, sleep disorders or irritable bowel is increasingly better understood. In this context, she considers it especially relevant to have non-invasive tools that can offer a new therapeutic opportunity to patients difficult to manage, many of them with little benefit from medication or with limitations to tolerate other options such as tibial stimulation.
Beatriz also emphasizes that one of NESA’s strengths is its non-invasive nature and the fact that it actively involves the patient in their therapeutic process. In her view, this type of alternative can provide real value in conditions where much still remains to be explored and where improving quality of life remains a priority objective.
