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Replies to "Rob, Does your therapy consist of pelvic tilts? I’ve read that it’s the ‘best’ type of..."
Hi Phil. No pelvic tilts. The way, I understand it, there are a bunch of small muscles in the area. The ones that control urine flow are not the same ones that control the anal sphincter but they are in the vicinity. They are the ones that allow you to stop your flow of urine. Those are the ones that have got to be worked on to get the best results and they fatigue easily until they get stronger. My PT also had me learn diaphragmatic breathing and incorporate that into the Kegel. That’s when I got the most benefit when I incorporate diaphragmatic breathing into doing a Keagle. She gave me a set of exercises to do that include long twitch and the short twitch muscles. That has been a game changer. She also gave me strategies to retrain my bladder to overcome emergency. That’s been helpful too.
My PT was able to put her fingers carefully on a couple spots on my perineum an could tell what muscle groups were being activated in a Kegel And guide me towards making certain that I was activating the correct ones.
Good luck on your journey!