The pelvic floor muscles hang like a hammock, extending from the pubic bone to the tailbone under the abdominals. To be in good shape these muscles need to be able to hold in urine, gas and faeces. These same muscles need to be able to relax as well. A strong pelvic floor is as important for men as for women, because the pelvic floor muscles support the internal organs. A deficiency in these muscles can cause urinary problems in middle age. Stress incontinence occurs when pressure within the abdomen causes urine to leak out involuntarily during coughing, laughing or exertion. According to physiotherapist and incontinence expert Beate Carriere, stress incontinence affects 1 in 10 men and 1 in 4 women. It also effects 17% of children between the ages of 5 and 15. Dr. Arnold Kegel was one of the first authorities to specifically prescribe exercises for the pelvic floor, mainly to women whose pelvic floor muscles were slack from childbirth. ‘Kegel exercises’ were developed in the 1
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