Physical Therapist, Dr. Erin Weber, explains the conditions associated with pelvic dysfunction and how the Physical Therapy team at Physio Logic
use Pelvic Floor Exercises to treat these types of conditions.
Not exact matches
When you're able to successfully start and stop urinating, or you feel the vaginal muscle contract, you are
using your
pelvic floor muscle, the muscle you should be contracting during Kegel
exercises.
I recommend seeking the care of a women's health physical therapist who can help you release the
pelvic floor muscles and re-balance
pelvic floor length and tension
using other, more appropriate,
exercises.
IC patients need to learn to relax their
pelvic floor muscles and working with a physical therapist they can learn how to do this
using certain
exercises on a regular basis.
Using the tools of education and
exercise about the basic mechanisms that control the bladder and bowel, your child will be taught the correct way to utilize the
pelvic floor muscles, which allows your child to control elimination.
Guidelines pregnant women can
use to approach
exercise to maximize their chances of a full
pelvic floor recovery
I can see that a woman who has under -
used pelvic floor muscles could benefit from Kegels, but once the woman's posture is optimised, and her
pelvic floor and other muscles are actively engaged, these muscles will
exercise themselves with everyday movement, as the two halves of the pelvis move forward and back with our gait, one foot then the other.
Dr. Arnold Kegel started teaching
pelvic floor contraction
exercises in the 1940s by
using internal palpation to cue the proper muscles.
Vaginal Kung Fu, also known as Vaginal Weightlifting, is an ancient Taoist practice encompassing strength - training
exercises using the contraction of
pelvic floor muscles to lift an object inserted in the vagina.
Elvie Trainer
uses biofeedback technology, shown to be the most effective way of training the
pelvic floor, and can even detect if you are
exercising incorrectly so that you get it right.