{"id":5174,"date":"2020-04-26T11:33:46","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T09:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/?p=5174"},"modified":"2023-05-05T15:54:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:54:43","slug":"reverse-kegels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/reverse-kegels\/","title":{"rendered":"Reverse Kegels &#8211; How To Relax Your Hyperactive Pelvic Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a reblog from Victoria Philip\u2019s blog:\u00a0Positively Pelvic.<br>Victoria is a pelvic floor physiotherapist who blogs about issues that we often don\u00b4t talk about, but yet are important \u2013 especially when you have problems in that area!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Kegel exercises seem to be the go-to exercise for any issues with your pelvic floor, Victoria argues that quite the opposite should be done<br>in quite a lot of cases. The reason is, that not everybody has a weak pelvic floor, but the pelvic floor can actually be over active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gotta admit here that I had quite some issues myself and while I had to run to the toilet about 10 times a day (as a guy!;))\u00a0 I thought I could fix this issue with the classic Kegel exercises.<br>After this problem had gotten even worse through all the exercising, I finally signed up for treatment with a local pelvic floor physio here in Amsterdam.<br>While I did not like the idea of having a finger up my bum, the issue was pretty clear on the EMG: overactive pelvic floor (due to heavy lifting and holding breath a lot during those lifts according to the physio) and upon contraction, the physio congratulated me to the strongest pelvic floor he had ever seen in his practice hahaha\u2026I am still proud of this one up until today!;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But enough from my embarrassing personal stories, check out how you can actually relax your hyperactive pelvic floor with the \u201cReverse Kegels\u201d \u2013 enter Tori:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Reverse Kegels?!<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reverse Kegels?!<\/strong>&nbsp;Say what? That is a thing? Yup. It\u2019s a pretty powerful and wonderful thing in fact. One I love to teach patients ALL THE TIME. It is&nbsp;the opposite of tightening your pelvic floor \u2013 rather it is the&nbsp;<strong>lengthening<\/strong>&nbsp;of the muscles instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think there is a big misconception out there that if anything is going wrong in your pelvis, then doing Kegels must be the answer to resolving the problem. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"quote-with-background\" style=\"\">\n    <div class=\"quote-with-background__in\">\n\n        <svg width=\"30px\" height=\"25px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 25\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n            <g id=\"Design\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\n                <g id=\"08-blog-redesign\" transform=\"translate(-191.000000, -2974.000000)\" fill=\"#7973FF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\">\n                    <g id=\"Group-7\" transform=\"translate(80.000000, 2893.000000)\">\n                        <g id=\"\u201c\" transform=\"translate(111.000000, 81.000000)\">\n                            <path d=\"M6.4,25 C4.42666667,25 2.86666667,24.3743344 1.72,23.1230032 C0.573333333,21.871672 0,20.2609159 0,18.2907348 C0,17.2790202 0.173333333,16.2539936 0.52,15.215655 C0.866666667,14.1773163 1.49333333,12.513312 2.4,10.2236422 L6.48,0 L12.8,0 L10,12.5399361 C11.9733333,14.0841321 12.96,16.001065 12.96,18.2907348 C12.96,20.2076677 12.3466667,21.8051118 11.12,23.0830671 C9.89333333,24.3610224 8.32,25 6.4,25 Z M23.44,25 C21.4666667,25 19.9066667,24.3743344 18.76,23.1230032 C17.6133333,21.871672 17.04,20.2609159 17.04,18.2907348 C17.04,17.2790202 17.2133333,16.2539936 17.56,15.215655 C17.9066667,14.1773163 18.5333333,12.513312 19.44,10.2236422 L23.52,0 L29.84,0 L27.04,12.5399361 C29.0133333,14.0841321 30,16.001065 30,18.2907348 C30,20.2076677 29.3866667,21.8051118 28.16,23.0830671 C26.9333333,24.3610224 25.36,25 23.44,25 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path>\n                        <\/g>\n                    <\/g>\n                <\/g>\n            <\/g>\n        <\/svg>\n       <div class=\"quote-with-background__content heading-three\">\n            <p class=\"heading-five heading-four\">There is a big misconception that if anything is going wrong in your pelvis, doing Kegels must be the answer to resolving the problem<\/p>\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"quote-with-background__info\">\n                   <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!--    <div class=\"quote-with-background__background\">-->\n<!--        <svg width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 849 447\" version=\"1.1\" preserveAspectRatio=none xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">-->\n<!--            <g id=\"Design\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">-->\n<!--                <g id=\"08-blog-redesign\" transform=\"translate(-80.000000, -2893.000000)\" fill=\"#F1F5FD\">-->\n<!--                    <g id=\"Group-7\" transform=\"translate(80.000000, 2893.000000)\">-->\n<!--                        <polygon id=\"Rectangle\" transform=\"translate(424.500000, 223.500000) scale(-1, 1) translate(-424.500000, -223.500000) \" points=\"0 99.703192 849 -4.43831367e-13 849 347.296808 0 447\"><\/polygon>-->\n<!--                    <\/g>-->\n<!--                <\/g>-->\n<!--            <\/g>-->\n<!--        <\/svg>-->\n<!--    <\/div>-->\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sorry to say, but that\u2019s just\u00a0<strong>NOT TRUE<\/strong>. Poor bladder control; vaginal, prostate or rectal pain; pregnancy-related\u00a0pelvic girdle pain, etc\u2026can all be the result of\u00a0<strong>TOO MUCH<\/strong>\u00a0pelvic floor muscle activation. Doing more Kegel exercises, in that case, doesn\u2019t make much sense. In fact, it can\u00a0make your problem\u00a0<strong><em>worse<\/em><\/strong>. So if you have been told to do Kegels and are finding that your symptoms aren\u2019t\u00a0resolving, and maybe even worsening\u2026then it\u2019s time to consider the Reverse Kegel (also known as pelvic drops).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"quote-with-background\" style=\"\">\n    <div class=\"quote-with-background__in\">\n\n        <svg width=\"30px\" height=\"25px\" viewBox=\"0 0 30 25\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n            <g id=\"Design\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">\n                <g id=\"08-blog-redesign\" transform=\"translate(-191.000000, -2974.000000)\" fill=\"#7973FF\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\">\n                    <g id=\"Group-7\" transform=\"translate(80.000000, 2893.000000)\">\n                        <g id=\"\u201c\" transform=\"translate(111.000000, 81.000000)\">\n                            <path d=\"M6.4,25 C4.42666667,25 2.86666667,24.3743344 1.72,23.1230032 C0.573333333,21.871672 0,20.2609159 0,18.2907348 C0,17.2790202 0.173333333,16.2539936 0.52,15.215655 C0.866666667,14.1773163 1.49333333,12.513312 2.4,10.2236422 L6.48,0 L12.8,0 L10,12.5399361 C11.9733333,14.0841321 12.96,16.001065 12.96,18.2907348 C12.96,20.2076677 12.3466667,21.8051118 11.12,23.0830671 C9.89333333,24.3610224 8.32,25 6.4,25 Z M23.44,25 C21.4666667,25 19.9066667,24.3743344 18.76,23.1230032 C17.6133333,21.871672 17.04,20.2609159 17.04,18.2907348 C17.04,17.2790202 17.2133333,16.2539936 17.56,15.215655 C17.9066667,14.1773163 18.5333333,12.513312 19.44,10.2236422 L23.52,0 L29.84,0 L27.04,12.5399361 C29.0133333,14.0841321 30,16.001065 30,18.2907348 C30,20.2076677 29.3866667,21.8051118 28.16,23.0830671 C26.9333333,24.3610224 25.36,25 23.44,25 Z\" id=\"Shape\"><\/path>\n                        <\/g>\n                    <\/g>\n                <\/g>\n            <\/g>\n        <\/svg>\n       <div class=\"quote-with-background__content heading-three\">\n            <p class=\"heading-four\">Poor bladder control, vaginal, prostate or rectal pain, pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain etc. can all be the result of TOO MUCH pelvic floor muscle actication<\/p>\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"quote-with-background__info\">\n                   <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<!--    <div class=\"quote-with-background__background\">-->\n<!--        <svg width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 849 447\" version=\"1.1\" preserveAspectRatio=none xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">-->\n<!--            <g id=\"Design\" stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\">-->\n<!--                <g id=\"08-blog-redesign\" transform=\"translate(-80.000000, -2893.000000)\" fill=\"#F1F5FD\">-->\n<!--                    <g id=\"Group-7\" transform=\"translate(80.000000, 2893.000000)\">-->\n<!--                        <polygon id=\"Rectangle\" transform=\"translate(424.500000, 223.500000) scale(-1, 1) translate(-424.500000, -223.500000) \" points=\"0 99.703192 849 -4.43831367e-13 849 347.296808 0 447\"><\/polygon>-->\n<!--                    <\/g>-->\n<!--                <\/g>-->\n<!--            <\/g>-->\n<!--        <\/svg>-->\n<!--    <\/div>-->\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Get into one of my favorite\u00a0yoga poses \u2013\u00a0<strong>Child\u2019s pose<\/strong>\u00a0(shown below):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can use a pillow support under your belly if that feels more comfortable, but what you want to attempt is to allow your legs to separate while leaning back onto your heels. Reach forward as far as is comfortable and relax your head down to the ground. If your head cannot reach, place a pillow or yoga block under your forehead so your neck is relaxed. This should be comfortable so if it\u2019s painful, alternatively, try lying on your back instead with legs wide&nbsp;and supported with pillows or resting up on a sofa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snap-photos.s3.amazonaws.com\/img-thumbs\/960w\/VGPLL83YGR.jpg\" alt=\"yoga, mat, stretching, fitness, girl, woman, people, black and white\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now in this position, imagine your pelvic floor as the \u201cbasement\u201d of your pelvis; like a bowl that has openings for the urethra, vagina, and rectum. On each inhalation, take a deep diaphragmatic breath in, expanding your belly and not your chest. Imagine your air traveling all the way down into the bowl, filling it up. Let go of any tension in your pelvis on each inhalation. Imagine the bowl opening and expanding outwards. This position makes it much easier to get a sense of this expansion. It will feel gentle. Do not push down. Stay in this position for 2 minutes or try counting to 15 breaths, focusing on lengthening your pelvic floor on each inhalation as described above. If you do not have a good sense of this movement, it might not be that it isn\u2019t moving, but that you do not have a very good brain-muscle connection here, so practice, practice, practice!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"cta\" style=\"\">\n    <div class=\"cta__in\">\n        <div class=\"left\">\n            <div class=\"cta__content text-color-light\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"own-size\">Orthopedic Physiotherapy of the Spine<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <p>Master Treating Spinal Conditions in Just 40 Hours Without Spending Years of Your Life and Thousands of Euros<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"cta__button\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/study.physiotutors.com\/course\/orthopedic-physiotherapy-of-the-spine\/\" class=\"button button-five\" target=\"_self\">\n                                    Learn More                                <\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"right\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Spine-online-course.png\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So why do this?!\u00a0Well, your pelvic floor is a postural muscle. We use it all day long. You would probably stretch after a workout, right? Okay maybe you don\u2019t stretch but you wish you did ;). In my mind, it makes equal sense to pay respect and stretch our pelvic floors after a busy day on our feet, a particularly stressful day, or when our pelvic pain is acting up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Give it a try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feel + Do Better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tori x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reverse Kegels &#8211; How to Relax Your Hyperactive Pelvic Floor explains why more patients need to relax their PF instead of strengthening them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":5175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[195],"tags":[368,366,371,367,365,363,370,369,364],"tracking_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lumbar-sij","tag-childs-pose","tag-constipation","tag-hyperactive-pelvic-floor","tag-incontinence","tag-kegel-exercises","tag-pelvic-floor","tag-pelvic-floor-exercises","tag-pelvic-relaxation","tag-reverse-kegels"],"acf":{"sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"featured-related","heading":"Related blog posts","subheading":"","content_editor":"","featured_or_related":"related","posts":null,"button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"","button_style":"button-one","button_internal_link":"","button_anchor":"","button_url":"","button_file":null}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reverse Kegels - How to Relax Your Hyperactive Pelvic Floor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Reverse Kegels - How to Relax Your Hyperactive Pelvic Floor explains why more patients need to relax their PF instead of strengthening them\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/reverse-kegels\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reverse Kegels - How to Relax Your Hyperactive Pelvic Floor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reverse Kegels - How to Relax Your Hyperactive Pelvic Floor explains why more patients need to relax their PF instead of strengthening them\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/reverse-kegels\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Physiotutors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/physiotutors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-04-26T09:33:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-05T13:54:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Reverse-Kegels.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Kai Sigel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@physiotutors\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@physiotutors\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.physiotutors.com\\\/reverse-kegels\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.physiotutors.com\\\/reverse-kegels\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Kai Sigel\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.physiotutors.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5747048d67d5d4bc0eff854d057937bc\"},\"headline\":\"Reverse Kegels &#8211; 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