Pelvic floor relaxation exercises with Michelle Kenway Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist.

These 3 pelvic floor relaxation exercises help you relieve pelvic muscle spasm and pelvic pain. Please scroll down for written information.

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About these Pelvic Floor Relaxation Exercises

Pelvic muscle spasm also known as pelvic floor muscle tension is a painful and at times debilitating pelvic pain condition for many women.

Pelvic muscle spasm symptoms can include:

*Pain with sexual intercourse
*Pelvic pain and/or discomfort
*Lower abdominal ache
*Lower back ache
*Bladder emptying problems
*Bladder control problems
*Bowel problems

Pelvic Floor Relaxation Video Overview

This video is presented by Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist Michelle Kenway. The exercises can be lying down, sitting or standing. Beginners will benefit from learning these exercises lying down.

Michelle teaches you 3 exercise techniques to relieve and help overcome pelvic floor muscle spasm:

1. Deep breathing exercises
2. Lower deep abdominal muscle relaxation
3. Pelvic floor muscle relaxation

Pelvic Floor Relaxation Exercise 1: Deep Breathing

Deep breathing helps to relax the pelvic floor muscles.

Deep breathing steps:
*Set your posture by lengthening your spine and lifting the crown of your head
*Place your hands either side of your lower rib cage
*Breathe into the base of your lungs and expand your hands and rib cage outwards
*Exhale slowly and allow your rib cage to return to resting position

Pelvic Floor Relaxation Exercise 2: Lower Abdominal Muscle Relaxation

Abdominal wall relaxation steps:
*Position your hands over your lower abdomen beneath your navel
*Sit or stand with tall posture
*Allow your lower abdominal wall to relax and bulge forwards into your hands maintaining your starting posture throughout
*Lower abdominal relaxation is encouraged by the deep breathing exercise number 1

Pelvic Floor Relaxation Exercise 3: Pelvic Floor Muscle Relaxation

Pelvic floor muscle relaxation steps:
*Identify your 3 pelvic openings - around the anus, vagina and urine tube (urethra)
*Notice any tension or sensation in and around these 3 pelvic openings
*Try to release the muscles in and around your pelvic openings and allow your pelvic floor to relax downwards
*Incorporating the 2 previous exercise techniques (deep breathing and lower abdominal muscle relaxation)

Note: Avoid bearing down on your pelvic floor - this is a gentle lowering and releasing and opening up action in and around your openings.

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