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19 September 2003
Kegel Exercise Instructions Not Enough 
In the 1940's, a doctor named Kegel developed a series of exercises that helped women strengthen the muscles of their pelvic floor (PC muscles). Kegel exercises help women regain PC muscle strength (often lost, or diminished after childbirth) and are recommended by the medical community to treat - or eliminate - incontinence and sexual dysfunction. But many women today don't do them, usually because they don't know where the muscles are or how to work them. To address this issue, a company called A Personal Solution has designed the Kegel Exerciser™. The Kegel Exerciser™ is a progressive resistance trainer that teaches women how to exercise and tone the PC muscles to strengthen them. The device is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of urinary incontinence. Toned PC muscles also provide other important health benefits, easier childbirth and postpartum recovery, and treatment of sexual dysfunction. "Dr. Kegel proved that Kegel exercises treat and prevent incontinence, yet our research shows that women aren't doing them. The issue is that simple verbal instruction on how to do the exercises isn't enough. Without feedback, women don't know if they are toning the muscles correctly. Women have trouble identifying the proper muscles and as a result, aren't doing the exercises at all. That's where our product fits in. It teaches women how to do Kegel exercises properly, and the progressive resistance feature tones the muscles more effectively," said Harry Orlish, president of A Personal Solution. Orlish says the Kegel Exerciser™ is a safe and effective alternative to drugs and surgery. "It's simple and it works. And the AMA supports us in suggesting that behavioral intervention should be made more readily available to patients as a first-line treatment." More information about the Kegel Exerciser™
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