For women, having a baby is a miracle in life, but various changes and challenges in the body after childbirth also follow. Among them, pelvic floor muscle relaxation and injury are particularly common, which not only affects daily life, but may even affect the physical and mental health of mothers.
Today, we will talk about how to repair the pelvic floor muscles after childbirth to help you return to your pre-pregnancy state as soon as possible.
1. The importance of pelvic floor muscles
First, let's understand the importance of pelvic floor muscles.
The pelvic floor muscles are a group of muscles located at the floor of the pelvis that support organs such as the bladder, uterus, and rectum like a support netIt plays a vital role in maintaining urination and bowel control, sexual function, maternal health, and overall core stability. If the pelvic floor muscles are relaxed, it can lead to problems such as urinary incontinence, organ prolapse, and affect the quality of life.
2. What are the manifestations of pelvic floor muscle relaxation?
Pelvic floor muscle relaxation may cause some of the following symptoms:
Urinary frequency, urgency or incontinence**Decreased flaccid quality of life**, bladder or rectal prolapse, chronic pelvic pain3. How to repair pelvic floor muscles after childbirth?
Kegel exercises
Kegel exercises are the most common pelvic floor muscle exercisesImproving the function of the pelvic floor muscles by consciously tightening and relaxing them can effectively restore the firmness and elasticity of the pelvic floor muscles, help improve urinary incontinence, enhance sexual function, and prevent pelvic organ sagging.
Biofeedback**
Biofeedback** can help you better recognize your pelvic floor musclesPelvic floor muscles are monitored and trained with specialized equipment that provides real-time feedback on muscle contraction status to help learn how to properly control pelvic floor muscles, so as to carry out more effective exercises and improve problems such as urinary incontinence. Electrical stimulation**
Electrical stimulation is a method used to strengthen pelvic floor muscles and related dysfunctionIt delivers gentle electrical stimulation through external electrode patches or internal electrodes that mimic commands from the brain to cause contractions of pelvic floor muscles.
Home pelvic floor muscles** device
There are also professional equipment for pelvic floor muscles, such as pelvic floor muscles. The pelvic floor muscle apparatus is one proposed by Plevnik in 1985Active pelvic floor muscle exercises with the help of auxiliary tools are primary biofeedback methods. Because it has the characteristics of simplicity, convenience, safety, effectiveness and low costIt can be used as a long-term home pelvic floor workout. Pelvic floor muscles are generally uniquely designed, which can play a good role in improving pelvic floor muscle needles, and can be used as a special product for postpartum women to restore pelvic floor muscle elasticity, and can help restore relaxed pelvic floor muscles.
Good living habits
Maintain a healthy diet, avoid constipation, and reduce the extra burden on your pelvic floor muscles.
Proper weight management is also part of pelvic floor muscle repair, as excess weight can increase the burden on the pelvic floor muscles.
Fourth, the best time to start exercising
In6-8 weeks postpartumPelvic floor muscle function is assessed, and if the body allows, some gentle pelvic floor muscle exercises can be started.