Can my pelvic floor muscles become weakened.
How to find pelvic floor muscles.
When emptying the bladder try to stop or slow the stream.
Lift them up inside.
The pelvic floor muscles themselves cannot be seen from the outside but their effects can be felt by you and your partner.
You may also be able to feel your pelvic floor muscles by inserting a finger to feel the walls of your vagina while lifting and squeezing your pelvic openings the vagina urethra and anus.
Women with stress incontinence women who wet themselves when they cough sneeze or are active will find pelvic floor muscle exercises can help improve their symptoms.
Insert a couple of fingers into your vagina and squeeze your pelvic floor muscles.
Try to hold them strong and tight as you count to 8.
Imagine letting go like you would to pass urine or to pass wind.
Do not perform this technique if you suffer from bladder emptying problems.
Do not practice this on a regular basis once a week is sufficient.
Squeeze and draw in the muscles around your anus and your vagina at the same time.
Squeeze and pull up the pelvic floor muscles strongly then let go straight away.
Repeat up to 10x.
These techniques can assist women find their pelvic floor muscles.
The pelvic floor muscles form the base of your pelvis.
Let your abdominal muscles hang loose.
They act as a hammock reaching across from your coccyx tailbone at the back of your.
For women try the finger test.
In the same comfortable position try tightening and relaxing your pelvic floor muscles as quickly as you can.
You should feel a gentle squeeze on your fingers if you are contracting your muscles in the right way.
Do this only to help identify the pelvic floor and not as a regular exercise.
You should have a sense of lift each time you squeeze your pelvic floor muscles.
The pelvic floor muscles are like other muscles in the body they become stronger with regular exercise.