Dictionary/Glossary

Cutaneous - relating to skin

OAB - Overactive Bladder

Per - Through (with a needle)

PTNS - Percutaneous TNS

Tibial - Near the tibia (shin bone)

TNS - Tibial Nerve Stimulation

Trans - Across (w/sticky electrode)

TTNS - Transcutaneous TNS

Welcome to OABTherapy101.org

Our mission is to help people understand current therapies for overactive bladder (OAB) so they can make knowledge-based treatment decisions in partnership with their physician.


If you are living with OAB symptoms, this website is designed to help you understand your treatment options before deciding what to discuss with your physician.


You cannot choose a therapy you have never heard about. This website reviews current treatment options, including Tibial Nerve Stimulation (TNS), which many patients have never encountered.


Choosing an OAB therapy is a process, not a single decision. We recommend that you:

  • Identify your treatment goals,
  • Compare therapy options,
  • Discuss questions with your physician,
  • Begin a therapy trial, and
  • Evaluate the results.


If your results meet your goals, continue that Therapy. If not, reconsider your options.


Therapies for OAB continue to evolve. As new information becomes available, we will update this website and our educational materials.


A Word About Our Philosophy

We believe that when we learn something that may help others, we should share it.


OAB Therapy 101 grew from our own experience and from information we discovered while trying to understand OAB treatment options.


We believe some of what we learned may benefit other patients—if they know about it.


This website is educational to share what we have learned to help patients make their own knowledge-based treatment decisions in partnership with their physicians. You can understand what is available on this website in less than 30 minutes. It will not take a semester.

We do not and will not make money or receive other compensation from this website.


OAB Therapy 101 is an independent non-profit educational organization, not affiliated with any physician, medical practice, hospital, or device manufacturer.


We support informed, knowledge-based treatment decisions.

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