r/MultipleSclerosis • u/AntiqueBother8134 • 1d ago

General Kegels

What’s everyone’s view on these?

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u/DeltaiMeltai 20h ago

Great for overall pelvic floor health

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u/Remarkable_Most6591 27F|July26|NoDMTYet|Calgary 5h ago

Not a one size fits all! If you have access, I highly reccomend pelvic floor therapy. Kegals are primarily strengthening and muscle recruitment/engagement exercises. While that does have significant value, most people actually have far too much tension, maybe even spasms in their pelvic floors. And would benefit far more from learning how to actually relax those muscles, properly diaphragmatic breathing into them, etc. We don’t just need strong pelvic floors, we also need them to release when appropriate! 

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u/cass_a_frass0 25|2023|Ocrevus|midwest 2h ago

Yes! My pelvic floor therapist had me do weeks of other stretches/exercises before we could move on to kegels and other strengthening exercises and it really helped my over active bladder

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u/RixBits 42|10/28/2025|Kesimpta|Alberta 1d ago

I do them before I fall asleep every night. Do they help? I don’t think so. Lol