Effect of respiration and contraction of muscles outside the pelvic floor on Kegel exercise
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2022.08.011
- VernacularTitle:呼吸与骨盆外肌群收缩对凯格尔运动效果的影响
- Author:
Cong CHEN
1
;
Juan WU
1
;
Qiuchen HUANG
1
;
Yi GAO
1
;
Huafang JING
1
;
Limin LIAO
1
Author Information
1. Capital Medical University School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Beijing 100068, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Kegel exercise;
respiration;
pelvic floor muscle;
muscle groups outside the pelvis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2022;28(8):960-965
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe the effects of inspiration, expiration, and the contraction of muscle groups outside the pelvis combined on Kegel exercise for contraction of pelvic floor muscles. MethodsFrom October, 2021 to February, 2022, 20 healthy female were invited to perform simple Kegel exercise, and Kegel exercise as inspiration or expiration, and/or with contraction of muscle group outside the pelvis (transverse abdominal muscle, hip adductors and hip extortors), while the maximum distance of bladder bottom up was measured with ultrasonography. ResultsCompared with traditional Kegel exercise, the maximum distance of bladder bottom up was more as expiration, as well as with contraction of transverse abdominal muscle (P < 0.05). ConclusionKegel exercise as expiration or with transverse abdominal muscle contraction is more effective on pelvic floor muscle training.
