{"id":2256,"date":"2015-02-17T05:19:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T05:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.viamedic.com\/blog\/?p=2256"},"modified":"2018-12-19T13:55:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T13:55:32","slug":"could-pelvic-floor-exercises-improve-erection-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/erectile-dysfunction\/could-pelvic-floor-exercises-improve-erection-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Pelvic Floor Exercises Improve Erection Problems?"},"content":{"rendered":"

P<\/span>elvic floor exercises, combined with weight resistance training, appears to improve erectile function in men with symptoms of erectile dysfunction. It also appears to help improve sexual function in men with no symptoms of ED.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Preliminary findings from a recent clinical study suggest that pelvic floor exercises combined with weight resistance training can help both healthy men and those with erection problems to strengthen and improve erectile function. For at least some of those with impotence, strengthening the pelvic floor muscles may even allow them to resume normal sex lives without having to resort to medication.<\/p>\n

Such exercises were originally developed primarily for women by gynecologist Arnold Kegel, M.D., who was then an assistant professor at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine. Kegel conceived the exercises as a way that women could strengthen their pelvic floor muscles to combat urinary and fecal incontinence. In the years since their introduction, these exercises have also been used to address the same sort of problems in men.<\/p>\n

Function of Pelvic Floor Muscles<\/h3>\n

The muscles of the pelvic floor perform a number of functions in men, the most important of which is their support of the abdominal contents above them. They also maintain urinary and fecal continence, increase local blood supply, and are active during breathing and sexual intercourse.<\/p>\n

Lead researchers on the study, conducted by the Erectile Dysfunction Foundation, were Paul Nelson, a clinical sexologist at the Mt. Sinai Men\u2019s Health Center in New York, and Grace Dorey, a leading expert on pelvic floor physiotherapy.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Dorey was the lead author on an earlier study entitled \u00a8Pelvic Floor Exercises for Erectile Function,\u00a8 which was published in a 2005 issue of BJU International<\/em>. Of the more recent study, Dorey said, \u00a8This preliminary study proves that when men couple pelvic floor exercise with weighted resistance they experience improvement in sexual performance.\u00a8<\/p>\n

Improved Sexual Function for All<\/h3>\n

One of the more important results from this most recent study was the finding that pelvic floor exercise with weighted resistance actually improved sexual function in men who had no symptoms of impotence at all. Dorey\u2019s earlier study had already produced strong evidence that pelvic floor exercises could help men with erection problems to overcome some of their symptoms of impotence.<\/p>\n

For their test subjects in the most recent study, researchers gathered together a group of 30 men between the ages of 24 and 65. Participants included completely healthy men with no symptoms of erectile dysfunction, as well as men with mild erection problems, premature ejaculation, and more pronounced symptoms of sexual dysfunction.<\/p>\n

Private Gym for Men<\/h3>\n
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Combined with weight resistance training, pelvic floor exercises improved erectile function significantly.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Test subjects were required to follow to completion an exercise regimen known as the Private Gym for Men, the first FDA-registered exercise program designed specifically to strengthen the male pelvic muscles.<\/p>\n

The beneficial effects of resistance training in strengthening skeletal muscles had already been well established and accepted. This study proved conclusively that weighted resistance training can increase pelvic muscle growth and enhance their strength.<\/p>\n

Researchers offered the following specifics on areas of improvement that were realized by study participants:<\/p>\n