Purpose This is a nonrandomized experimental study conducted to evaluate the effect of Kegel exercises on the prevention of urinary and fecal incontinence in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. Method The study was conducted with 30 patients in the intervention group (IG) and 30 patients...
What Are Kegel Exercises for Men? Kegels are exercises that help you zero in on and strengthen muscles below the bladder that help control urination. In men,urinary incontinencecan be caused by a weak urinary sphincter that may result from surgery for prostate cancer, an overactive bladder, or...
Kegel exercises or pelvic floor muscle exercises consist of repeated contraction and realization of the muscles that form part of the pelvic floor, to strengthen the pelvic floor. Arnold Kegel first described the exercises in 1948, and historically the exercises treated female patients in an effort ...
Also, there is an improvement in the quality of life after Robotic Prostatectomy in Prostate cancer patients after 6weeks of surgery. 94.20% of the patients have shown a have gained continence by 3months post-robotic prostatectomy following a regular exercise regime of Kegel's exercise....
PreventionProstate cancerRadiotherapyUrinary incontinencePurpose: This is a nonrandomized experimental study conducted to evaluate the effect of Kegel exercises on the prevention of urinary and fecal incontinence in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy....