|
A Kegel exercise, named after Dr. Arnold Kegel, is an exercise designed to strengthen the pubococcygeus muscles. The exercise consists of contracting and relaxing the muscles which form part of the pelvic floor (sometimes called the "Kegel muscles"). Arnold Kegel is a world-renowned gynecologist famous for his namesakes Kegel Perineometer (used for measuring vaginal air pressure) and Kegel exercises (squeezes of the muscles of the pelvic floor). ...
The pubococcygeus muscle or PC muscle is a hammock-like muscle, found in both sexes, that stretches from the pubic bone to the coccyx (tail bone) forming the floor of the pelvic cavity and supporting the pelvic organs. ...
The pelvic floor or pelvic diaphragm is composed of muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus, and associated connective tissue which span the area underneath the pelvis. ...
Explanation The aim of Kegel exercises is to restore muscle tone and strength to the pubococcygeus muscles in order to prevent or reduce pelvic floor problems and to increase sexual gratification. Kegel exercises are said to be good for treating vaginal prolapse[1] and preventing uterine prolapse[2] in women; and for treating prostate pain and swelling resulting from Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and Prostatitis in men. Bodybuilder showing highly developed muscle tone. ...
The pubococcygeus muscle or PC muscle is an important muscle in the human body. ...
The pelvic floor or pelvic diaphragm is composed of muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus, and associated connective tissue which span the area underneath the pelvis. ...
Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
The prostate is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male mammalian reproductive system. ...
For other uses of the acronym BPH, see BPH (disambiguation). ...
Prostatitis is any form of inflammation of the prostate gland. ...
Kegel exercises may be beneficial in treating urinary incontinence in both men and women.[3] Kegel exercises are also known as pelvic floor exercises, or simply Kegels. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...
Although Dr. Kegel contemporized and popularized this practice, it is by no means new. The Taoists of ancient China developed a number of different sexual practices to strengthen and tone these same muscles for health, longevity, sexual gratification, and spiritual development.[citation needed] Directly akin to the Kegel exercise is the Taoist practice of the Deer Exercise. The Yogis of India also had a similar practice in Hatha Yoga known as Aswini Mudra (the horse gesture) which is taught and practiced to this day.[citation needed] For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ...
An ancient Chinese print depicting The Joining of the Essences. Daoist sexual practices (Simplified Chinese: åˆæ°”, Traditional Chinese: åˆæ°£, pinyin: heqi) or The Joining of the Essences, is the way Daoists practiced sex. ...
An ancient Chinese print depicting The Joining of the Essences. Daoist sexual practices (Simplified Chinese: åˆæ°”, Traditional Chinese: åˆæ°£, pinyin: heqi) or The Joining of the Essences, is the way Daoists practiced sex. ...
Hatha yoga (Sanskrit हठयोग), also known as Hatha Vidya (हठविदà¥à¤¯à¤¾), is a particular system of Yoga introduced by Yogi Swatmarama, a sage of 15th century India, and compiler of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. ...
Benefits for Women Factors such as pregnancy, childbirth, aging and being overweight often result in the weakening of the pelvic muscles. Kegel exercises are useful in regaining pelvic floor muscle strength in such cases. This article is about human pregnancy in biological females. ...
Parturition redirects here. ...
This article is about the medical term. ...
Urinary incontinence The consequences of weakened pelvic floor muscles may include urinary or bowel incontinence, which may be helped by therapeutic strengthening of these muscles. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by the Cochrane Collaboration concluded that "PFMT [Pelvic floor muscle training] be included in first-line conservative management programmes for women with stress, urge, or mixed, urinary incontinence...The treatment effect might be greater in younger women (in their 40's and 50's) with stress urinary incontinence alone...".[4] A meta-analysis is a statistical practice of combining the results of a number of studies. ...
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is a form of clinical trial, or scientific procedure used in the testing of the efficacy of medicine, used because of its record of reliability. ...
The Cochrane Collaboration developed in response to Archie Cochranes call for systematic, up-to-date reviews (currently known as systematic reviews) of all relevant randomized clinical trials of health care. ...
Pelvic prolapse The exercises are also often used to help prevent prolapse of pelvic organs. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by the Cochrane Collaboration concluded that "there is some encouragement from a feasibility study that pelvic floor muscle training, delivered by a physiotherapist to symptomatic women in an outpatient setting, may reduce severity of prolapse".[5] Prolapse literally means To fall out of place. ...
A meta-analysis is a statistical practice of combining the results of a number of studies. ...
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is a form of clinical trial, or scientific procedure used in the testing of the efficacy of medicine, used because of its record of reliability. ...
The Cochrane Collaboration developed in response to Archie Cochranes call for systematic, up-to-date reviews (currently known as systematic reviews) of all relevant randomized clinical trials of health care. ...
Sexual function Regular Kegel exercise can also increase sexual pleasure for the woman and her male partner.[citation needed] It is said that such exercises make the vagina tighter. Also, after childbirth, practicing pelvic floor contractions during vaginal sex will allow the woman immediate feedback from her partner, who can tell her whether they can feel her muscles tightening. A newly postpartum woman - who has yet to return to sexual intercourse - can retrain her pelvic floor muscles to their pre-pregnancy strength and tone by inserting two or three fingers, or a dildo into her vagina and squeezing them with pelvic floor contractions. Sexual arousal is the process and state of an animal being ready for sexual intercourse. ...
Diverse women. ...
Parturition redirects here. ...
Postnatal (Latin for after birth) is the period beginning immediately after the birth of a child and extending for about six weeks. ...
A 7-inch silicone dildo A dildo (or dildoe, a rare alternate spelling) is a sex toy, often explicitly phallic in appearance, intended for bodily interaction during masturbation or sexual intercourse. ...
Benefits for Men Though most commonly used by women, men can also use Kegel exercises. They are used to strengthen the pubococcygeal muscle and other muscles of the pelvic diaphragm. Kegels can help men achieve stronger erections and gain greater control over ejaculation. The object of this may be similar to that of the exercise in women with weakened pelvic floor, i.e. to increase bladder and bowel control and sexual function. The pubococcygeus muscle or PC muscle is an important muscle in the human body. ...
The Levator ani and the Coccygeus together form the pelvic diaphragm and are associated with the pelvic viscera. ...
Incontinence Regarding postprostatectomy urinary incontinence, a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by the Cochrane Collaboration found that "there may be some benefit of offering pelvic floor muscle training with biofeedback early in the postoperative period immediately following removal of the catheter as it may promote an earlier return to continence".[6] A meta-analysis is a statistical practice of combining the results of a number of studies. ...
A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is a form of clinical trial, or scientific procedure used in the testing of the efficacy of medicine, used because of its record of reliability. ...
The Cochrane Collaboration developed in response to Archie Cochranes call for systematic, up-to-date reviews (currently known as systematic reviews) of all relevant randomized clinical trials of health care. ...
Sexual function There are said to be significant benefits for the problem of premature ejaculation from having more muscular control of the pelvis.[7] It is also possible that strengthening the pelvic floor may allow some men to achieve a form of orgasm without allowing ejaculation, and thereby perhaps reach multiple 'climaxes' during sexual activity. [8] // An orgasm (sexual climax) is the conclusion of the plateau phase of the sexual response cycle, and is experienced by both males and females. ...
Ejaculation is the ejecting of semen from the penis, and is usually accompanied by orgasm. ...
In men this exercise lifts up the testicles, also strengthening the cremaster muscle as well as the anal sphincter, as the anus is the main area contracted when a Kegel is done. This is because the pubococcygeus muscle begins around the anus and runs up to the urinary sphincter. Men should be patient when they begin kegel exercises as it may take 4 to 6 weeks to see a substantial difference. Women are able to add resistance to the exercise through isometrically gripping a hard object (such as a Kegel exerciser), or by compressing an object such as foam, but there are no known techniques that would add resistance to male Kegel exercises. Human male anatomy The testicles, known medically as testes (singular testis), are the male generative glands in animals. ...
The cremaster muscle is a muscle that covers the testis. ...
Male Anatomy The anus, in anatomy, is the external opening of the rectum. ...
The Kegel exerciser is a medical device designed to be used by women to exercise the pubococcygeus muscle (also called the PC muscle). ...
Potential concerns The pubococcygeal muscles are those used to stop the flow of urine during urination, and they may be easily identified in this way. However, after the muscle has been identified, practicing Kegel exercises during urination is not recommended, as this could lead to a urinary tract infection. A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that affects any part of the urinary tract. ...
See also This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
An ancient Chinese print depicting The Joining of the Essences. Daoist sexual practices (Simplified Chinese: åˆæ°”, Traditional Chinese: åˆæ°£, pinyin: heqi) or The Joining of the Essences, is the way Daoists practiced sex. ...
References - ^ eMedicineHealth: Vaginal Prolapse
- ^ MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Uterine prolapse
- ^ MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Kegel exercises
- ^ Hay-Smith EJ, Dumoulin C (2006). "Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in women". Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) (1): CD005654. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005654. PMID 16437536.
- ^ Hagen S, Stark D, Maher C, Adams E (2006). "Conservative management of pelvic organ prolapse in women". Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) (4): CD003882. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD003882.pub3. PMID 17054190.
- ^ Hunter KF, Glazener CM, Moore KN (2007). "Conservative management for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence". Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) (2): CD001843. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001843.pub3. PMID 17443512.
- ^ Management of premature Ejaculation, Baum and Spiedler, Medical concepts of human sexuality 2001
- ^ Answers.com: Kegel exercise
A digital object identifier (or DOI) is a standard for persistently identifying a piece of intellectual property on a digital network and associating it with related data, the metadata, in a structured extensible way. ...
A digital object identifier (or DOI) is a standard for persistently identifying a piece of intellectual property on a digital network and associating it with related data, the metadata, in a structured extensible way. ...
A digital object identifier (or DOI) is a standard for persistently identifying a piece of intellectual property on a digital network and associating it with related data, the metadata, in a structured extensible way. ...
External links |
Feeds |
Contact