Urotherapy Using Behavioral Strategies in Pediatrics — 8yo Child | General Pediatrics | SMLE Q#1120

SMLE Question #1120

Pediatrics General Pediatrics
Last updated: February 2026
An 8-year-old boy has persistent daytime urinary incontinence and incomplete toilet training. He has no dysuria, constipation, recurrent urinary tract infections, or known neurological disease. Neurological examination shows normal lower-limb power and tone, intact perineal sensation, and no lumbosacral cutaneous stigmata. He is referred for urotherapy using behavioral strategies and biofeedback-based continence training to improve voluntary control. Strengthening which muscle group is the primary target to improve urinary continence?

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