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Kegel exercises are appropriately termed Pelvic Floor Muscle Training (PFMT). It is a combination of
behavioral intervention and physical therapy used to treat or improve urinary incontinence, voiding dysfunction, pelvic organ
prolapse, pelvic pain syndromes, and sexual dysfunction. Pelvic Floor Muscle Training can be used as first line therapy or
used as adjuvant therapy in combination with medications, surgery, or other behavioral modifications. The goal of PFMT is
to teach patients how to improve urethral closure pressure during physical activities, to overcome uninhibited urges to void,
to improve voiding function, to strengthen pelvic floor muscle resting tone, to improve voluntary contraction strength and
to learn pelvic floor relaxation techniques.
Your
pelvic floor physiotherapy evaluation will be performed by a trained pelvic floor physical therapist. At the first visit there
will be a thorough assessment of your pelvic floor muscles. This is necessary in order to make appropriate treatment recommendations.
During follow-up visits, the pelvic floor physical therapist will monitor your progress and make adjustments in your treatment
regimen as necessary. During your therapy different teaching tools will be utilized to maximize your results. This may include,
but is not limited to: biofeedback, vaginal weights, vibrators, sensate focus
teaching, and manual message.
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