Kegels Are Not Always the Answer: The Tight Pelvic Floor Nobody Warns You About
If squeezing harder has made your symptoms worse, your pelvic floor may be too tense rather than too weak — and it needs the opposite instruction.
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If squeezing harder has made your symptoms worse, your pelvic floor may be too tense rather than too weak — and it needs the opposite instruction.
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