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female perineal anatomy, pelvic muscle strengthening exercises, pelvic floor exercises, pfes, kegel exercises, a series, pelvic muscle exercises designed to strengthen the muscles, the pelvic floor, kegel exercises were originally developed by dr, arnold kegel in 1948, a method of controlling incontinence in women following childbirth, exercises, women, urinary stress incontinence, men, urinary incontinence after prostate surgery, fecal, stool, incontinence, principle behind kegel exercises, strengthen the muscles, the pelvic floor, thereby improving the urethral, rectal sphincter function, success of kegel exercises depends on proper technique, adherence to a regular exercise program, have difficulty identifying, isolating the muscles, the pelvic floor, care must be, learn to contract the correct muscles, most people contract the abdominal, thigh muscles, not working the pelvic floor muscles, incorrect contractions, worsen pelvic floor tone, incontinence, several techniques help the incontinent person identify the correct muscles, one approach, sit on the toilet, start to urinate, try to stop the flow of urine midstream by contracting pelvic floor muscles, repeat this action several times, become familiar, the feel of contracting the correct group of muscles, not contract abdominal, thigh, buttocks muscles performing the exercise, another approach to help identify the correct muscle group, insert a finger, vagina, in women, rectum, in men, try to tighten the muscles around finger, holding back urine, abdominal, thigh muscles should remain relaxed, a woman, strengthen these muscles by using a vaginal cone, weighted device that is inserted, vagina, tries to contract the pelvic floor muscles in an effort, hold the device the place, unsure, performing the procedure correctly, biofeedback, electrical stimulation, help identify the correct muscle group to work, biofeedback, method of positive reinforcement, electrodes, placed on the abdomen, along the anal area, therapists place a sensor, in the vagina in women, anus in men, to monitor contraction, the pelvic floor muscles, a monitor, display a graph showing which muscles, contracting, at rest, therapist, identify the correct muscles, performing kegel exercises, electrical stimulation involves using low-voltage electric current to stimulate the correct group of muscles, current delivered using an anal, vaginal probe, electrical stimulation therapy performed, in the clinic, at home, treatment sessions, last 20 minutes, performed every 1 to 4 days, clinical studies have shown promising results in treating stress, urge incontinence, electrical stimulation, performing pelvic floor exercises, by emptying bladder, tighten the pelvic floor muscles, hold, count of 10, relax the muscle completely, count of 10, perform 10 exercises, three times a day, morning, afternoon, night, exercises, performed any time, place, most people prefer to perform the exercises lying down, sitting, chair, after 4 to 6 weeks, most people notice some improvement, take, 3 months, a significant change, a word of caution, feel that they, speed up the progress by increasing the number of repetitions, frequency of exercises, over-exercising, instead cause muscle fatigue, increase leakage of urine, discomfort in abdomen, back performing these exercises, performing them incorrectly, tendency, hold breath, tighten chest trying to contract the pelvic floor muscles, relax, concentrate on contracting just the pelvic floor muscles, properly performed, kegel exercises have been shown to be 50-80% effective in improving urinary continence, incontinent people organization offers an audio cassette tape, booklet to help coach in performing kegel exercise properly, to order this information write to, hip pme, p, o, box 544, union, sc 29379.