Embarrassing questions of the day!

cinza · 05-19-05, 02:55 PM

I never thought kegels are very effective.. and after reading several books on pelvic conditioning I find that kegels are just the beginning of taking care of the pelvic floor.
The whole floor is complicated, a lot of different muscles.
Pilates and yoga (except very few teachers make a point of teaching how to engage the pelvic floor... ) engage the whole floor lifting it from the tailbone, to the pubic bone and up.

The books:
Fitness for the Pelvic Floor byt Beate Carriere PT
and
Pelvic Power by Eric Franklin

Balldynamics sells the Carriere book and a video for pelvic conditioning

The Carriere book uses a stabilty ball for a lot of exercises.. the Franklin book uses small balls..

The Carriere book is for therapists and has more information about how the muscles work.. Like it requires muscular tension to release urine... that surprised me..
But then explains why we dont pee in our sleep or during deep meditation but wake up and have to goooo!

Still such stuff hasnt helped me except make me stronger
.. I have notice my hormones effect my urination..
right after ovulation the muscles get weaker and getting to the bathroom on time is a trick ... and I have to go way more often... However once into my period things get stronger again.

It is true that women can have their muscle tone change during their cycle.

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05-19-05, 02:55 PM
cinza VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	I never thought kegels are very effective.. and after reading several books on pelvic conditioning I find that kegels are just the beginning of taking care of the pelvic floor. The whole floor is complicated, a lot of different muscles. Pilates and yoga (except very few teachers make a point of teaching how to engage the pelvic floor... ) engage the whole floor lifting it from the tailbone, to the pubic bone and up. The books: Fitness for the Pelvic Floor byt Beate Carriere PT and Pelvic Power by Eric Franklin Balldynamics sells the Carriere book and a video for pelvic conditioning The Carriere book uses a stabilty ball for a lot of exercises.. the Franklin book uses small balls.. The Carriere book is for therapists and has more information about how the muscles work.. Like it requires muscular tension to release urine... that surprised me.. But then explains why we dont pee in our sleep or during deep meditation but wake up and have to goooo! Still such stuff hasnt helped me except make me stronger .. I have notice my hormones effect my urination.. right after ovulation the muscles get weaker and getting to the bathroom on time is a trick ... and I have to go way more often... However once into my period things get stronger again. It is true that women can have their muscle tone change during their cycle.