Understanding your condition

The prostate is a small gland found only in men or people assigned male at birth (and some intersex people). It sits just under the bladder surrounding the tube that carries urine out of the body (urethra). The prostate gland produces a thick, white fluid that gets mixed with sperm to create semen. The prostate gland is about the size and shape of a walnut but tends to get bigger as you get older. It can sometimes become swollen or enlarged by conditions.

Parkinson's Disease is a progressive neurological condition affecting 153,000 people in the UK. It causes problems in the brain which progressively get worse over time. It is the fastest growing Neurological condition in the world. Age, genetics, environmental factors, or a combination are all thought to contribute to the prevalence of Parkinson's. In Parkinson’s there is loss of dopamine producing nerve cells.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a long-term condition affecting the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system). It causes damage to the myelin coating (a protective coating) on nerves by the immune system and affects 130,000 people in the UK. There are 7,000 newly diagnosed cases each year cases each year and MS is three times more common in women. It is also the most common central nervous condition affecting young adults.

A spinal cord injury can be divided into two types. An incomplete injury means the spinal cord is still able to transmit some messages to or from the brain. People with incomplete injuries retain some sensory function and may have some control of muscle activity below the injury site. A complete injury means that there is no nerve communication below the injury site; sensory and motor function below this site is lo

Urinary incontinence is the term given to a condition whereby someone has difficulty controlling their bladder and experiences urine leakage. It is something that can have massive repercussions on a person’s quality of life.

Bowel incontinence, also known as faecal incontinence, is when you accidentally leak solid or liquid stool (poo). It can occur because of urgency, or some people have no sensation before experiencing soiling or leakage of poo. For some, leakage of poo can occur when passing wind.