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The use of gymnastic exercises for prostatitis

An important role in the prevention and treatment of prostatitis play exercise.

Gymnastics is a special complex of exercises for prostatitis intensify the contraction of the muscles of the pelvis and changes in intra-abdominal pressure. When you exercise there is a natural prostate massage and also improves blood circulation and metabolism in the prostate gland.

Gymnastic exercises improve work of adrenal glands, increase the tone of the nervous system, elimination of residual effects of congestive or inflammatory processes in the prostate and also help to strengthen the body and to restore working capacity.

In order to prevent the deterioration of health of the patient and to exclude a possible acute and unwanted effects, a set of exercises for prostatitis should choose the doctor. When physical therapy is permitted dosed walking, swimming, morning exercise and Jogging.

A full range of therapeutic exercises includes exercises that promote flexibility of the spine (flexion, turns, spins, tilts, etc.), training of the hip muscles, etc.

Medical gymnastics in diseases of the prostate

When the prostate is recommended to perform the following exercise:

Complex 1

The whole complex is performed lying on your back is for such actions:

  • mixing and dilution bent knees and straight legs;
  • lifting the pelvis with a support stop on the floor, the simultaneous breeding of the knees, on the rise need to compress the muscles of the anus;
  • simultaneous and alternate pulling knees bent legs to the chest, while the feet should be pressed against the buttocks;
  • bending of the spine based on the elbows and on the heels;
  • pinch with straightened legs by crossing one over the other.

Complex 2

Starting position — standing:

  • bending and twisting of the housing;
  • circular movement of the whole body;
  • alternate combination of turns with a bending and spreading the hands in the direction of rotation.

Complex 3

The complex in the posture of lying on the side:

  • raising bent in the knee joint the legs to the chest;
  • circular movement of the straightened leg;
  • alternate breeding straightened legs in opposite directions;
  • circular movement of the bent knee leg.

Complex 4

Perform all exercises in position lying on his stomach.

  • alternate lifting straightened legs;
  • arching my back with support on the hands;
  • the movement of the legs as in swimming using the style of breaststroke or front crawl.

Complex 5

The exercises, standing on all fours, resting his elbows on hisgender:

  • spread the feet as wide as possible and sit down between the heels on the floor;
  • sitting on the heels, while straining muscles of the buttocks, perineum and anus;
  • arching my back up, thus retracting the anus and straining crotch.

Complex of 6

The original sitting position:

  • sitting on the buttocks, legs bent at the knees, hands behind you to rest your palms into the floor and raise your shoulder width and feet on the floor, too – as much as possible to spread his legs to the side, and then the right knee to get the left heel and Vice versa;
  • sitting on a stool pulling the leg forward, raise them to the seat level or above and to dissolve in the parties.

Therapeutic exercises can be carried out in the form of a brief morning exercises and help to eliminate stagnant processes after sleep. Such exercises include gentle rotation of the head, the joints of the limbs and the whole body.

Effective is exercise — retraction of the anus, it can be done anywhere and imperceptibly. This exercise is especially recommended to men who are almost a whole day spend in sitting position, as well as those who suffers from hemorrhoids. The exercise you need during the day no less than 100-150 p. in a comfortable position – lying, sitting or standing.

Contraindications to medical gymnastics

Also physiotherapy is contraindicated in patients with fever. Some caution when performing exercises you need to follow people who have prostatitis also have other comorbidities, such as osteoarthritis, high blood pressure, etc.