David Carracedo Calvo, head of the Female Functional Urology and Urodynamics Unit at ROC Clinic and HM Hospitals, and consultant in Urology at Rey Juan Carlos University Hospital of Móstoles, shares his vision on the growing role of autonomic nervous system neuromodulation in addressing overactive bladder and chronic pelvic pain. In his testimony, he emphasizes that this is a tool with great potential to improve the quality of life of patients who, on many occasions, live with persistent urinary symptoms, anxiety, sleep alterations and significant functional impact.
As he explains, one of the great novelties of the year has been the incorporation of this approach into the national meeting of the Female Functional Urology and Urodynamics Group, which he considers an important step toward its consolidation within the urological field. In addition, he points out that in his clinical practice they have already incorporated this technology within a comparative study against posterior tibial neuromodulation, with the aim of rigorously evaluating its benefits.
The first results, as he indicates, are being very positive. Patients not only show improvement in urinary frequency, urgency and incontinence, but also in nighttime rest and anxiety levels, aspects that until now were more difficult to address comprehensively. For this reason, he considers that this technology has a wide future path within urogynecology.
