Pelvic Floor Exercise
First published in 1948 by Dr. Arnold Kegel , a pelvic floor exercise, more commonly called a Kegel exercise, consists of repeatedly contracting and relaxing the muscles that form part of the pelvic floor . Pelvic floor muscles The aim of Kegel exercises is to improve muscle tone by strengthening the pubococcygeus muscles of the pelvic floor . Kegel is a popular prescribed exercise for pregnant women to prepare the pelvic floor for physiological stresses of the later stages of pregnancy and childbirth . Kegel exercises are said to be good for treating vaginal prolapse and preventing uterine prolapse in women and for treating prostate pain and swelling resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostatitis in men. Kegel exercises may be beneficial in treating urinary incontinence...