Kegels: Female Pelvic Floor Exercises for Incontinence

What are Kegel exercises?
Kegel exercises strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. These muscles support the bladder
and bowel openings. Strengthening the muscles of the pelvic floor can help prevent
leakage of urine or feces when you cough, sneeze, lift, or do other movements. Other
benefits of Kegels include:
-Decreased or prevention of prolapsed pelvic organs
-Improved ability to pass stool
-Who should do Kegel exercises?
-Women with urinary and /or bowel incontinence
-Women who have demonstrated weakening of the pelvic floor
-Women who have previously had children
-Middle-aged and older women

What do I need to know about Kegels?
Your success while doing Kegel exercises depends on you practicing them correctly
and regularly. When doing the exercises, it is important to identify the correct muscles of
the pelvic floor. At first, most people contract the abdominal or thigh muscles while
forgetting the pelvic floor muscles.

If you are not sure that you are doing the Kegel exercise correctly, you can self-refer to
a Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist (PT). The PT will evaluate you and provide specific
instructions on how to do the exercises.

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