Treatment of inflammatory prostate pathology should be comprehensive.In addition to drug treatment, physical therapy and nutritional therapy, it is recommended to do special exercises for prostatitis.Regular exercise can help you recover faster and is a good preventive measure against future recurrences.We will tell you how to perform therapeutic exercises for prostatitis, and the video at the end of the article will help men perform physical exercises correctly.
Benefits of physical activity for prostatitis
Chronic prostatitis is characterized by stasis of the process in the pelvic area.Due to the deterioration of blood circulation, prerequisites are created for the proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms and swelling of the prostate.Additionally, due to worsened blood flow to the prostate, the organ has a poorer oxygen supply, which can also lead to its dysfunction.
Prostatitis gymnastics help improve the blood supply to the male glands.As a result, the swelling of the organ will be significantly reduced.Regular exercise increases muscle tone, thereby increasing blood flow and speeding up metabolic processes.
Important!A set of exercises is not the only treatment for prostatitis.Gymnastics is considered a complement to primary therapy.
Types and procedures of exercise to prevent and treat prostatitis
Men can treat prostatitis through the following physical exercises:
- physical therapy;
- yoga;
- Kegel exercises;
- Qigong exercises.
A great addition to any comprehensive physical therapy is perineal massage and contrast water therapy that targets the area.The video at the end of the article will help you understand how to perform prostatitis exercises correctly.
qigong
Men’s exercises to treat prostatitis can be found in ancient Chinese gymnastics Qigong.They help improve blood circulation to the prostate and improve the function of organs in the pelvic area:
- Sit in lotus position and start rolling from side to side.Keep your back straight and place your palms on your knees.The amplitude is gradually increased, but not until equilibrium can be maintained.
- Stand with your hands on your belt and your legs shoulder-width apart.The posture should be as relaxed as possible.The pelvis undergoes rotational movements in different directions.Pay attention to your breathing - it should be even.The back is straight.
- Stand with your legs together and your palms on your right knee.While inhaling, lift your right leg smoothly.Maintain the leg-raised position for as long as possible.As you exhale, gradually lower your legs.Repeat the same steps with your left leg.After that, do the same exercise but move your legs away from your body.
- Sit on the floor with your back straight and your feet resting on top of each other.Bend your knees so your heels touch your groin.On an inhale, lift your knees up (like a bird flapping its wings).But there is no need to connect them together.As you exhale, lower your knees without touching the floor.Repeat the exercise five times: inhale, raise your knees, exhale, lower them.
Yoga
Yoga techniques also help decongest the pelvis and improve blood supply to the prostate:
- To relieve the burden on the venous plexus, inverted poses (sirshasana, viparitakarani mudra, halasana) are useful;
- To improve the venous outflow of the small pelvis by moving the abdominal muscles (during this time, a negative pressure is created in the chest and abdominal area, which improves the flow of blood to the heart), for this purpose it is useful to perform dhauti, agnisara, nauli exercises;
- All asanas involving the hip joints activate the blood vessels and nervous system in the prostate area and also have a positive effect on the functioning of the organs in the pelvic area (baddha-konasana, sukshma-vyayama, etc.).
Kegel complex
To learn how to properly perform Kegel exercises at home, you need to try to suppress your urine flow while urinating.This tightens the muscles in the prostate area.It is them that one needs to train.This training will improve blood circulation to the organs.
The essence of the method is as follows:
- After remembering which muscles are tense during urinary retention, men should train them in a similar manner outside of the process of emptying the bladder.
- It is recommended to perform approximately 30 contractions per method.If you feel uncomfortable at first, break up the exercise into five sessions of six compressions.
- As the muscles get more trained, the frequency of compressions is gradually increased to a hundred.
Another type of Kegel complex involves tensing and relaxing the muscles in the anal area.The advantage of this type of exercise is that it can be easily performed no matter where you are (at work, in traffic) because no one else can see anything.During the day, a maximum of 3 compressions of 20 each is recommended.Training anal muscles can help prevent prostatitis.
Important!Men will notice the first improvements after two weeks of regular Kegel exercises.
therapeutic exercise
Physical therapy for prostatitis must include a series of physical therapy exercises:
- From a standing position, lower into a squat slowly but not completely (knees bent).During a squat, your knees point in different directions.
- Stand straight with your feet together.Without rounding your back, lift each knee in turn as high as you can.
- Squat half-squat and lean forward, then slowly straighten up and spread your arms out to the sides.At the same time, move one leg to one side.Repeat the exercise 9 times on each leg.
- While lying down or sitting, squeeze the ball between your knees.Hold the compressed position for 7 seconds.Then relax your legs completely.
- Lying on your back, perform "cycling" exercises - these are rotational movements with your legs bent at the knees.
It is also useful to make "Birch Tree".From a lying position, raise your legs and support your lower back with your hands.Hold this position for a quarter of a minute.