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Pelvic Floor Therapy
Half the trouble down there is a floor clenched too tight, and squeezing makes that half worse.
Also called Pelvic Floor Muscle Training, PFMT, Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation, Kegel Exercises
Who it's forAny man dribbling after a piss, finishing too fast, or recovering from prostate surgery.
The item
Three squares: proven in human trials. Two: a strong signal. One: early human data. Striped: the trials disagree.
Start today
- Book a pelvic floor physical therapist assessment today and ask which half you're in.
Why it works
The pelvic floor is voluntary skeletal muscle, so it responds to training like any other. Weak muscles get strengthened. Just as often, muscles held tight all the time get trained to relax, which is the half most people do not expect. Biofeedback exists because this muscle group is unusually hard to feel and easy to use the wrong way.
Where it fits
Pelvic Floor Therapy is a move in 5 protocols. Each one opens the plan it sits in.
What people say
Here is what doctors, influencers and men online say about Pelvic Floor Therapy, word for word.
Experts
Clinicians, authorities
“Whether you’re male or female, pelvic floor exercises (Kegels) should be part of your routine—not just if you’re having problems.”
“Some men find pelvic floor muscle exercises help with problems getting or keeping an erection after treatment for prostate cancer.”
“Patients with stress urinary incontinence and those with an overactive bladder can experience significant improvement in physiotherapy.”
Gurus
Podcasts, channels, influencers
“For men, a strong pelvic floor is tied to better erection quality and performance.”
“after a few months of a consistent kegel practice that I felt more in control of my over arousal and therefore premature ejaculation”
“Kegels are a low-level activity, and while they may be appropriate to begin to improve coordination and awareness of the pelvic floor”
Regular people
Forums, reviews, comments
“For what it's worth, conditioning your pelvic floor will absolutely help with post urination dribble.”
“I turned out to have a strong pelvic floor that had a lot of trouble relaxing and so exercises like deep breathing through the pelvic floor helped and I still use it.”
“Since I stopped watching it and stopped jerking off also my erection quality is incredible. I also do kegel exercises every day and they make a huge difference.”
The studies
Every study behind this page.
- Is Physical Activity Good or Bad for the Female Pelvic Floor? A Narrative ReviewPubMed, PMID 31820378
- The Effect of Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation on Males with Sexual Dysfunction: A Narrative ReviewPubMed, PMID 33931383
- Pelvic floor muscle training versus no treatment, or inactive control treatments, for urinary incontinence in womenPubMed, PMID 30288727
- Pelvic floor muscle training as treatment for female sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysisPubMed, PMID 38191016
- Pelvic floor muscle training improves erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation: a systematic reviewPubMed, PMID 30979506
- The efficacy of pelvic floor muscle training for pelvic organ prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysisPubMed, PMID 26407564
- Effect of pelvic floor muscle training on urinary incontinence symptoms in postmenopausal women: A systematic review and meta-analysisPubMed, PMID 39615241
- Registered trial NCT06839040Trial registry
- Registered trial NCT07104292Trial registry
- Registered trial NCT06797245Trial registry
- Registered trial NCT06411158Trial registry
- Pelvic floor muscle training with feedback or biofeedback for urinary incontinence in womenPubMed, PMID 40066950
- Comparisons of approaches to pelvic floor muscle training for urinary incontinence in womenPubMed, PMID 39704322
Words on this page
- PMID
- A study's ID number in PubMed, the public index of medical research.
Train your pelvic floor, but find out if it's tight before you start squeezing.
Emergency: call 911.
I am not a doctor. This is not medical advice. This is self-education. Talk to a physician who has your history before you change anything.