Pelvic Floor Exercises: Strengthening Pelvic Muscles Naturally

Pelvic floor exercises are a series of exercises aimed at strengthening the muscles supporting the pelvic organs. These exercises are beneficial for improving bladder control, treating pelvic pain, and enhancing sexual function.
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Can be performed at home or under the guidance of a physiotherapist
Prepared by Nick Harper, reviewed by Dr. David James Simpson

pelvic floor exercises FAQ

What are pelvic floor exercises?

Pelvic floor exercises strengthen the muscles around your bladder, bottom, and vagina or penis. Strengthening your pelvic floor muscles can help urinary incontinence, treat pelvic organ prolapse, and make sex better too.

Who can benefit from a pelvic floor exercise routine?

So anyone can benefit from a pelvic floor exercise routine. The go-to move is known as a Kegel exercise. It’s not especially difficult — once you’ve identified the right muscles to squeeze. To start, pretend you have to pee. Now squeeze the muscles you’d use to hold it. Those muscles are your pelvic floor.

Do pelvic floor exercises help with urinary incontinence?

Pelvic floor exercises strengthen the muscles around your bladder, bottom, and vagina or penis. Strengthening your pelvic floor muscles can help urinary incontinence, treat pelvic organ prolapse, and make sex better too. Everyone can benefit from doing pelvic floor exercises.

How do I strengthen my pelvic floor muscles?

To strengthen your pelvic floor muscles, squeeze the muscles up to 10 times while standing, sitting or lying down. Do not hold your breath or tighten your stomach, bottom or thigh muscles at the same time. When you get used to doing pelvic floor exercises, you can try holding each squeeze for one second.

Do pelvic floor muscle exercises help bowel control?

Pelvic floor muscle exercises can help strengthen your muscles so they can support your bladder and bowels properly again. This can improve bladder and bowel control and help in reducing or stopping any leakage. How should I do a pelvic floor muscle exercise?

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