Do Kegal exercises work to strengthen muscles that control the flow of urine? Kegel exercises can help you prevent or control urinary incontinence. Evans Tran, PA, Woman’s Bladder Control Center at Pacific Coast Urology Medical Center discusses the benefits of Kegal exercises.
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I’m often asked do Kegel exercises work
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well Kegel exercises are very effective
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in a specific type of leakage that’s
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associated with abdominal pressure that
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we call stress urinary incontinence
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whether they work or not depends on the
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severity of your leakage how much
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leakage how often your leakages are now
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if you have this type of leakage it is
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important to consider a basic evaluation
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that we can do here in our office to
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determine the severity of your leakage
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and we’ll tell you then whether Kegel
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exercises will be sufficient for you
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