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Kegel Exercises

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Definition:

Named after Dr. Arnold Kegel who originally proposed these exercises as a way to control incontinence women were experiencing following childbirth, kegel exercises are a series of exercises designed to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, specifically the pubococcygeus muscles (PC muscles).

The exercises are also used by men for incontinence and ejaculatory control, and by both men and women to “enhance” their experience of orgasm.

Also Known As: Pelvic muscle strengthening exercises, Pelvic floor exercises, Kegels

Published February 4, 2006.

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