How to Do Kegels Right to Prevent Urinary Incontinence

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Urinary Incontinence -A Common and Embarrassing Problem

Urinary incontinence — the loss of bladder control — is a common and often embarrassing problem. It affects millions of people, and it is experienced by women twice as often as men. Pregnancy and childbirth, menopause, and the structure of the female urinary tract account for this difference. But both women and men can become incontinent from neurological injury, birth defects, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and physical problems associated with aging.

Urinary Incontinence Can Be Stopped

Although urinary incontinence affects so many people, it isn’t a normal part of aging or, in women, an inevitable consequence of childbirth or changes after menopause. If you’re having enough trouble with bladder control that it affects your day-to-day activities, don’t hesitate to see your doctor. In many situations, urinary incontinence can be stopped. Even if the condition can’t be completely eliminated, modern products and ways of managing urinary incontinence can ease your discomfort and inconvenience.

Kegel Exercise

Probably the most common treatment that doctors recommend for urinary incontinence is the Kegel exercise. Named after Dr. Arnold Kegel, this exercise consists of contracting and relaxing the muscles which form part of the pelvic floor, sometimes called the “Kegel muscles”. Kegel exercises generally strengthen a portion of the affected area. According to many industry specialists, the pelvic floor is actually a group of muscles and connective tissues running side-to-side and front to back along the bony ridges of the pelvis. Visualize the pelvic floor as a “hammock” or “bowl”. For everything to be working properly, this hammock should be worked out like every other muscle in the body. Kegel exercises to strengthen or retrain pelvic floor muscles and sphincter muscles can reduce leakage.

The pelvic floor muscles are some of the most important muscle groups in a woman’s body. They are a group of muscles stretching from the tailbone (at the base of the spine) to the pubic bone in front. They support and contribute to posture, breathing and circulation. The stronger the pelvic floor muscles, the better the functioning of your lower organs such as the uterus, bladder and bowels. Well-toned pelvic floor muscles also ensure greater sexual pleasure.

The Kegel exercise is great and quite convenient. It can be done at home, it doesn’t require much effort, and it can be very efficient. Not only does it help people suffering from urinary incontinence, but it is also prescribed for pregnant women to prepare the pelvic floor for physiological stresses of the later stages of pregnancy and vaginal childbirth. It also increases sexual gratification.

The only issue about the Kegel exercise is that it can be difficult to know whether you’re contracting the right muscles and in the right manner. If you are not doing the exercise properly, not only will it be inefficient, but it may actually make the problem worse.

KegelMaster Helps You Do Your Kegels Right

Most women who just “do” kegels usually have minimal results due to the lack of variable resistance and no feedback to determine if they are doing the exercise properly. The most common problem is contraction of the abdominal muscles at the same time as the PC muscle. When this occurs, the abdominal muscles (which are bigger and stronger) push down on the pelvic floor and can actually make the problem worse. To prevent this and to make sure you are doing the exercise right, you can use an exerciser that provides feedback, called Kegelmaster.

Medical research as well as countless testimonials of women who use the Kegelmaster lead to the same conclusion: the Kegelmaster works!

Ruth Taylor