What are pelvic muscle exercises?
Pelvic muscle exercises will help you tighten up and strengthen the muscles that surround the opening of the urethra, vagina and rectum. These exercises work only when the right muscles are used and enough repetitions are done. If you have a problem with incontinence, it may take up to three months for you to see an improvement. They can help prevent leakage with activity (stress incontinence) as well as overactive bladder (urge incontinence, urinary urgency and frequency). How do I find these muscles? Do not identify the pelvic floor muscles by trying to stop and restart the flow of urine. Instead, notice the muscles you use when you voluntarily pull in on your rectal muscles to retain gas. You can also find these muscles by placing a finger in the vagina and squeezing your vaginal muscles around it, while keeping the other hand over the lower abdomen to make sure you don’t squeeze the muscles of your abdominal wall. Do not tighten the abdominal, thigh or buttock muscles when tighteni
