Stop Planning Life
Around the Bathroom.
Phoenix's center for sacral neuromodulation — specialty treatment for overactive bladder, urge incontinence, fecal incontinence, nocturia, and urinary retention. Medicare accepted. No referral required.
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Advanced therapy for conditions that
haven't responded to medications.
We focus exclusively on sacral neuromodulation — a clinically proven therapy for adults whose bladder and bowel symptoms haven't improved with behavioral therapy and medications.
Overactive Bladder
Urgency, frequency, nocturia. Affects approximately 1 in 6 U.S. adults.
Urge Incontinence
Sudden, uncontrollable leakage triggered by a strong urge to urinate.
Nocturia
Waking 2+ times nightly to urinate. Disrupts sleep, energy, and overall health.
Fecal Incontinence
Loss of bowel control. Sacral neuromodulation is a leading implanted therapy for appropriate patients.
Urinary Retention
Difficulty fully emptying the bladder. Non-obstructive cases respond well to SNM therapy.
You may be a candidate
if any of these apply.
Sacral neuromodulation is most often considered when conservative therapies haven't provided enough relief. Many of our patients arrive with at least one of the following.
- ✓You experience sudden, hard-to-control urinary urgency.
- ✓You leak urine before you can reach the bathroom.
- ✓You make frequent bathroom trips throughout the day.
- ✓You wake up multiple times each night to urinate.
- ✓You have tried bladder medications without sufficient relief.
- ✓You stopped medications because of side effects.
- ✓You experience fecal incontinence or accidental bowel leakage.
- ✓You have difficulty fully emptying your bladder.
- ✓You want to test SNM before committing to an implant.
Every patient completes a short trial — before any permanent decision.
You wear a small external test device for a few days and go about your normal life. If you don't see meaningful improvement, the lead is removed and you've lost nothing. No implant. No pressure.
Source: ARTISAN-SNM 2-year study · Pezzella et al. (2021) · PMID 33508155
📞 480-757-8777 — Free ConsultDoes any of this
sound familiar?
Waking up multiple times every night
Disrupted sleep that leaves you exhausted — every single day. Nocturia costs you hundreds of hours of rest per year.
Mapping every bathroom before you arrive
Restaurants, travel, events — every outing requires a plan. Spontaneity is a distant memory.
Too embarrassed to tell anyone
Most patients live with this for years before seeking help. You don't have to suffer in silence.
Tried medications that didn't work
Only about 1 in 8 patients achieves durable symptom control with OAB medications — and anticholinergics carry serious long-term risks.
Spending hundreds on pads every year
Pads are a bandage, not a solution. There is a better way — and it can last 10 to 20 years.
There is a real, lasting solution — and you may be closer than you think.
Sacral neuromodulation is a clinically proven, ultra-minimally invasive procedure that addresses the root cause — not just the symptoms.
Most patients notice significant improvement within the first few days of the trial period — before any permanent implant.
It's not another medication. It's not major surgery. It's a small rechargeable implant that retrains the nerves controlling your bladder — and it can last 10 to 20 years.
📞 Call to Find Out If It's Right for YouHow sacral neuromodulation
works — and how we get you there
From your first call to long-term relief — here's exactly what the journey looks like.
External Trial
A few days wearing an external trial unit to confirm your symptom response — before any permanent commitment. If the trial doesn't work, the lead is removed and you proceed with nothing lost.
Permanent Implant
A minimally-invasive same-day outpatient procedure under local anesthesia with sedation. Many patients resume light activity the same day. Our team handles all prior authorization.
Programming & Freedom
Settings fine-tuned over 2–8 weeks. The device is fully reversible — turn off or remove at any time. Most patients sleep through the night within weeks.
Trial first. Always.
Every patient completes the external trial before any permanent device is placed. If you don't see meaningful improvement, we don't proceed. You're never pressured — and you're always in control.
How sacral neuromodulation compares
to other OAB treatments
Not every treatment is right for every patient. Here's what the head-to-head research actually shows.
| Treatment | Best For | What the Evidence Shows |
|---|---|---|
| Medications | First-line OAB | Only ~1 in 8 patients achieves durable symptom control. Anticholinergics linked to increased dementia risk and falls in older adults. |
| Pelvic Floor Therapy | Stress / mixed symptoms | Helpful adjunct, but typically does not resolve neurogenic urgency or fecal incontinence. |
| PTNS | Office-based, no implant | ~0.8 fewer voids/day. Requires weekly visits for 12 weeks, then monthly indefinitely. Only ~26% of responders maintain benefit at 3 years. |
| Bladder Botox | OAB / urge incontinence | Effective short-term, but 1.55× higher adverse-event rate and 1.58× higher early UTI risk vs. SNM. Requires repeat injections every 6–9 months. |
| Sacral Neuromodulation ✦ | OAB, urge incontinence, fecal incontinence, urinary retention | Ranked #1 of all therapies in a 17-RCT meta-analysis. Reduces frequency by 6.4–8.1 voids/day and incontinence by 8.9–10.96 episodes/day. Trial first, then a 15–20-year rechargeable implant if successful. |
Sources: Wang et al., Toxins 2020 (17-RCT network meta-analysis) · Eftekhar et al., Int Urogynecol J 2020 (SNM vs Botox)
Meet Dr. Tory McJunkin —
the #1 Axonics physician in the world
Provider
Dr. Tory L. McJunkin, MD
Triple Board-Certified · Sacral Neuromodulation Specialist · Former Mayo Clinic Faculty
Dr. McJunkin has dedicated his career to solving the problems that other physicians give up on. He is a top Axonics physician in the world by implant volume, having performed more Axonics sacral neuromodulation procedures than any other doctor on the planet.
He is the author and editor of the definitive medical textbook on sacral neuromodulation for bladder and bowel dysfunction, has trained over 1,000 physicians worldwide, and was a founding member of the Axonics Medical Advisory Board in 2013 — helping advise the company toward FDA approval. When you come to Bladder Centers of America, you're seeing the doctor other doctors come to learn from.
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What to expect at
your first appointment
No pressure. No committing to surgery on day one. The first visit is a conversation.
Your story, in your words
We review your symptom history, prior treatments, and what's been tried. Bring your voiding diary if you have one.
Honest candidacy review
Dr. McJunkin walks through whether SNM is the right next step, and what alternatives make sense if not. No sales pressure.
A clear next step
If SNM is appropriate, we schedule the trial phase. Our team handles your insurance prior authorization — at no cost to you.
Telehealth available for the initial consultation.
We send the video link 24 hours before your appointment. No need to travel for the first visit — we make it easy to get answers from home.
Medicare and most major plans
cover sacral neuromodulation.
No referral required. Our team handles your prior authorization. Your first appointment can be a telehealth visit.
Blue Shield
Coverage applies when medical necessity criteria are met — typically prior failure of conservative therapy and medications. Call us to verify your benefits →
How much is your
bladder costing you?
Beyond the inconvenience, bladder and bowel issues carry a real, measurable toll every single year you don't address them.
We know you have questions.
Here are the honest answers.
You've planned life around the
bathroom long enough.
Most patients start with a short consultation and, when appropriate, a temporary external trial before making any permanent decision. Your first appointment can be telehealth.