The realization of abdominal abdominales increases the strength of the pelvic floor and helps prevent and treat urinary incontinence.

-physiotherapist USP Araba Sport Clinic, Leticia penalty, gave the past a talk on abdominal gymnastics as a technique of prevention and rehabilitation hipopresiva

Vitoria-Gasteiz, January 2012- correct body posture, reduce abdominal perimeterimproving the lumbago and above all, strengthening the pelvic floor are the beneficial effects of the practice of abdominal abdominales, a kind of gymnastics in which mainly works and strengthens the muscles of BRA – pelvic floor and abdominal muscles-. For Leticia penalty, USP Araba Sport Clinic physical therapist – Center specializing in advanced physical therapy and rehabilitation attached to USP the hope-, hipopresiva abdominal gymnastics is a very beneficial to the abdominal strip technique that manages to increase the strength of the pelvic floor without side effects on this area and to help prevent and treat urinary incontinence ”.

The type of more frequent urinary incontinence is the effort (to jump to the cough or the laugh) and is mainly caused by the deterioration of the pelvic floor, the mechanism of subjection of the urethra and bladder. This deterioration occurs, in many cases, during pregnancy, by the lack of estrogen during menopause, obesity, etc. for this reason, the abdominal abdominales are highly recommended as a mechanism for the prevention and recovery in the postpartum ”, points out the physiotherapist.

Leticia penalty, physiotherapist from USP Araba Sport Clinic, gave a talk that led by title abdominal Abdominales ” last Tuesday in the sports city of the Baskonia – BAKH’A restaurant. The talk has been framed within the Conference are talking of health? and it has been addressed to all audiences.

How to perform abdominal gymnastics hipopresiva

The abdominal abdominales carried out in different positions, working the expiratory and voluntary and controlled apnea for few seconds, and strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor and abdominal, in other words, the muscles of BRA, which represents 80% of the abdominal muscles. On the contrary, more conventional abdominal gymnastics working the field of empowerment, much less suitable for people with problems of pelvic floor or lumbar discomfort since with abdominal pressure and a higher level of empowerment can cause urinary prolapse or even lumbago ”, says Leticia penalty.

The physical therapist emphasizes the importance that the abdominal abdominales technique must be taught and supervised by professional – in this case physiotherapists, midwives or graduates in education physics-if not, can produce low-back pain or other muscle injuries.

On the USP hospital group

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Madrid, USP hospital is the first hospital private group in the Spanish market. USP hospital now boasts a network of 12 hospitals and 23 health centres which assist 4,000 doctors that attend each year more than two million patients. In addition, at the beginning of 2012 it is expected that enters into operation a new Hospital USP La Bahía in the Campo de Gibraltar.