Kegel: Are you doing them right? Why biofeedback changes the results
Are You Doing Kegel Exercises Blindly?
You have been told that to strengthen your pelvic floor you need to do the famous Kegel exercises. You get down to it at home, you squeeze, you relax… but deep down, an inevitable doubt creeps in: 🤷♀️ Am I really doing it right?
This is one of the most common frustrations in our clinic. Many women perform these exercises intuitively, without knowing if they are contracting the correct musculature or if, on the contrary, they are pushing downwards and worsening potential problems such as incontinence or prolapses.
Why Is It So Difficult to Contract the Pelvic Floor Correctly
The main problem is that the pelvic floor is an “invisible” musculature. Unlike a bicep, which you can see tensing up when lifting a weight, your perineum is hidden. This makes it very easy to make proprioception errors (the awareness of our own body posture).
Often, in an attempt to contract the pelvic floor, we end up compensating for the movement by tensing the glutes, the adductors, the abdomen or, even worse, holding our breath and generating abdominal pressure that pushes the organs downwards.
How We Solve It at Fisioster: The Biofeedback Revolution with Perifit
At Fisioster, our physiotherapy and osteopathy clinic in Urb. La Marina (San Fulgencio), we have completely eliminated the doubts. True to our commitment to helping you recover your mobility in a totally personalized way, we use the technology of the Perifit device.
What does this mean for you? Thanks to this device and real-time biofeedback, you can see directly on a screen the exact force your perineum is exerting in the moment. Working blindly is over. It is the most visual and effective way to recover and re-educate your musculature, ensuring that every contraction counts for your progress.
Discover how we work on the pelvic floor with Perifit technology in our clinic
What You Can Do in Your Day-to-Day Life
While you plan your visit for a professional assessment, here are three key tips that you can apply starting today to protect your pelvic floor:
- Do not stop the flow of urine: This myth is very widespread, but doing so alters the normal urination reflex and can cause urinary tract infections.
- Watch your posture: An upright and elongated posture allows your diaphragm and pelvic floor to work in natural synergy.
- Breathe during exertion: Never hold your breath when lifting weight, coughing, or sneezing. Always exhale air at the moment of greatest effort to reduce abdominal pressure.
Take the Definitive Step Towards Your Recovery
Do not leave your pelvic floor health to intuition. If you have doubts about your musculature, discomfort, or simply want to make sure everything is in order, we are here to accompany you.
Request your pelvic floor assessment appointment at Fisioster and discover how we can help you!