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Exercises that involve contraction and relaxation of the pelvic floor muscles. They are aimed at strengthening the muscles and enabling increased urethral closure pressure.
The pelvic floor muscles form a broad sling between your legs from the pubic bone in front to the base of your spine at the back
This is when the bladder doesn’t empty completely and continues to leak after urinating. This is also common with an enlarged prostate or weakened pelvic floor muscles.
A gland in men that is located at the base of the bladder and surrounds the urethra. It produces a fluid at ejaculation. Sometimes in older men, the gland grows larger and obstructs the urine tube. A symptom of this is a poor stream of urine.
Bladder weakness that occurs with a sudden physical exertion such as coughing, sneezing, laughing, exercise or heavy lifting. It usually only involves small amounts and is generally connected to a weakening of the pelvic floor muscles.
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