Ways to prevent pelvic floor problems

Pelvic prevention One way a woman can reduce her risk of pelvic floor problems is by keeping her weight down. Pelvic floor exercises can also reduce the risk, at least in the short-term. These exercises, also called Kegels, involve contracting the muscles of the pelvic floor (see related story). "We should be teaching pelvic floor exercises to girls in adolescence," said Jean Wyman, a professor of nursing at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, who served as a coauthor on two National Institutes of Health statements on preventing and treating incontinence.

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