BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The final paragraph of my recent article in Urology concludes that pelvic floor muscle training in men—despite evidence of efficacy—is under-recognized and under-utilized and that there is an unmet need for an effective means by which a comprehensive pelvic floor program could be made easily accessible and available to be used in the home setting.
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| Private Gym: Basic Training DVD |
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| Private Gym: Complete Training System |
Since the publication of the article, there has become available an effective home-based pelvic floor muscle training program. This is ideally suited for use by urologists, who, as busy surgeons and clinicians, do not envision their roles as instructors of pelvic training. The task of teaching pelvic floor muscle training is labor-intensive with office visits not allowing sufficient time to adequately teach patients the details of pelvic anatomy and function, the proper technique of pelvic exercises, and the application of the exercises to their specific problem.
Now available on DVD and digital download is an FDA-registered, comprehensive, interactive, follow-along exercise program to instruct men how to strengthen the pelvic floor and perineal muscles that support sexual and urinary health. The programs were formulated as a collaborative effort by urologists interested in pelvic health in conjunction with pelvic floor physiotherapists and sexual health educators.
There are two exercise programs – “Basic Training” and “Complete Training.” The Basic Training program strengthens the pelvic floor muscles with a series of progressive male Kegel exercises. The patented Complete Training program provides maximum opportunity for gains through its use of resistance equipment, in accordance with the premise that muscles undergo adaptation and increase in strength in direct proportion to the demands placed upon them. It builds upon the device that Dr. Arnold Kegel created for women in order for them to be able to perform progressive resistance exercises, although the Complete Training program is a non-invasive means of achieving pelvic floor muscle hypertrophy in male patients.
Written by:
Andrew Siegel, MD as part of Beyond the Abstract on UroToday.com. This initiative offers a method of publishing for the professional urology community. Authors are given an opportunity to expand on the circumstances, limitations etc... of their research by referencing the published abstract.
Department of Urology, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ USA; Division of Urology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ USA
Pelvic floor muscle training in males: Practical applications - Abstract