how can i start doing kegel exercises?

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Answer 1

Right now: Learn to isolate the muscle by stopping a stream while urinating, then tighten and hold the muscle for a count of 10, up to 20 times daily. Don't routinely stop your urine flow though, seeing a gyn or bioefeedback therapy can be helpful in isolating the muscles if u are having difficutly.

Answer 2

Everyone: Kegel exercises serve to strengthen the pelvic musculature and are beneficial for both urinary and sexual function and there is no harmful effects from doing them.

Answer 3

Bladder exercises: Kegel exercises are designed to build up the urethral sphincter muscle which is at the opening of the tube that empties the bladder. These exercises will decrease leakage that is caused by laughing, coughing or sneezing. Women learn to isolate the muscle by stopping a stream while urinating. They should then tighten and hold the muscle for a count of 10, up to 20 times daily.

Answer 4

Other types of incontinence won't get better with these exercises and may need medication or even surgery.

Answer 5

Bladder exercises: Pelvic floor exercises help to improve the tone and strength of the pelvic floor muscles, thus helping with pelvic organ support. This will decrease risk of pelvic relaxation, uterine descent, bladder descent, urinary incontinence, and helps to promote healing and comfort after pelvic surgery or childbirth. To get the feeling for these exercises, try stopping the flow of urine while voiding and try to tighten your bottom as if you’re trying to hold back gas.

Answer 6

Squeeze Daily: The term kegel refers to pelvic muscles that tighten the pelvic floor. They close the 3 openings: urethra, vagina, and anus. It's good to practice daily both quick squeeze & relax, as well as squeeze & hold (10 seconds) to optimize all functions of these muscles. Feel it just inside vaginal opening. Like any muscle regular exercise is necessary, otherwise "you'll lose it if you don't use it.".

Answer 7

Hard to do by typing: Hard to do that in this environment. I suggest you look at the following websites that have very detailed instructions on how to do it. www.takethefloor.org (sponsored by the american urogynecologic society) and www.Nafc.Org (national association for continence) you could also see your gynecologist or find a pelvic floor physical therapist.

Answer 8

The Proper way: Would require being in the office where the doc or physical therapist could touch your abdomen (to make sure these muscles were not being tightened) and your perineal area. You can try squeezing your pelvic floor muscles in repetition several times a day -there are several regimens. I have patients do 3dets of 10 holding each squeeze upto 10seconds.

Answer 9

Strengthen muscles: Pelvic floor exercises help to improve the tone and strength of the pelvic floor muscles, thus helping with pelvic organ support. This will decrease risk of pelvic relaxation, uterine descent, bladder descent, urinary incontinence, and helps to promote healing and comfort after pelvic surgery or childbirth. For more info: http://macobgyn.Com/drpl/node/74.

Answer 10

Many!: Kegel exercises are designed to restore the tone of the pelvic muscles supporting the bladder and reproductive organs. Just like weight-lifting can build your biceps, the proper contracting of the pelvic muscles against resistance can improve bladder control and support. Diy guides abound, but it is best to visit a physical therapist trained in kegel therapy to get started in the right direction.

Answer 11

Strengthening: Kegel exercises serve to strengthen the pelvic musculature and are beneficial for both urinary and sexual function and there is no harmful effects from doing them.

Answer 12

Too much Kegel: Kegel exercises are used to strengthen and focus your attention to the pelvic muscles that support and control urination and defecation.

Answer 13

Improve pelvic floor: for urinary continence. Sqeeze buttock muscles together & internally rotate at same time. Contract & hold then relax & repeat x10, repeating 5 x/day standing, lying or sitting. Can avoid need for surgery in some with stress urinary incontinence, especially in women, or improve control without or using less medication

Answer 14

Pelvic floor hlep: Kegel exercises strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, which support the uterus, bladder, small intestine and rectum. For men and women this can help with bladder and bowel control and possible improve sex too. Here is a good site for how do to them: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/womens-health/in-depth/kegel-exercises/art-20045283

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