Treatment of inflammatory pathology of the prostate should be comprehensive.In addition to drug therapy, physiotherapy and nutritional therapy, it is recommended to perform special exercises for prostatitis.Regular exercise will help you recover faster and is also a good preventive measure against future relapses.We will tell you how to perform therapeutic exercises for prostatitis, and the video at the end of the article will help a man to do physical exercises correctly.
Benefits of physical activity in prostatitis
Chronic prostatitis is characterized by stagnant processes in the pelvic region.Due to the deterioration of blood circulation, the prerequisites for the reproduction of pathogenic microorganisms and swelling of the prostate are created.In addition, due to the deterioration of blood flow to the prostate, the organ is less well supplied with oxygen, which also contributes to malfunctions in its functioning.
Gymnastics for prostatitis will help improve blood supply to the male gland.As a result, organ swelling will be significantly reduced.Regular exercise increases muscle tone, which improves blood flow and accelerates metabolic processes.
Important!A set of exercises for prostatitis is not the only treatment.Gymnastics is considered an addition to the main therapy.
Types of exercises and procedures for the prevention and treatment of prostatitis
A man can use the following physical exercises for prostatitis:
- physical therapy;
- yoga;
- Kegel exercises;
- Qigong exercises.
A good addition to any complex of physical therapy will be perineal massage and contrast water treatments for this area.The video at the end of the article will help you understand how to properly do exercises for prostatitis.
Qigong
Exercises for prostatitis for men are found in the ancient Chinese gymnastics Qigong.They help improve blood circulation in the prostate and improve the functioning of organs in the pelvic area:
- Sitting in the lotus position, begin to roll your pelvic bones from side to side.The back is straight, and the palms rest on the knees.The amplitude gradually increases, but until it is possible to maintain the balance.
- In a standing position, your hands are on your belt, and both feet are shoulder-width apart.The pose is maximally relaxed.Perform rotational movements of the pelvis in different directions.Watch your breathing - it should be even.The back is straight.
- In a standing position, legs together, palms on the right knee.Raise your right leg slightly while inhaling.Stay in the raised leg position for as long as possible.As you exhale, gradually lower your leg.Repeat the same steps with the left leg.After that, do the same exercise, but move your legs away from your body.
- Sit on the floor, back straight, feet resting on each other.Bend your knees so that your heels touch your groin.As you inhale, lift your knees up (like flapping a bird's wings).But there is no need to link them together.As you exhale, lower your knees, but do not let them touch the floor.Repeat the exercise five times: inhale, raise the knees, exhale, lower.
Yoga
Yoga techniques also help relieve pelvic congestion and improve blood flow to the prostate:
- to relieve the venous plexus, it is useful to do inverted asanas (sirshasana, viparitakarani mudra, halasana);
- to improve venous blood outflow from the pelvis by moving the abdominal muscles (at the same time, negative pressure is created in the area of the chest and abdominal cavity, which improves blood outflow to the heart), for this purpose it is useful to do dhauti, agnisara, nauli exercises;
- all asanas involving the hip joints activate the vascular and nervous system in the prostate area, and have a positive effect on the functioning of the organs in the pelvic area (baddha-konasana, sukshma-vyayama, etc.).
Kegel complex
To understand how to properly perform the exercises Dr.Kegel at home, you must try to keep the flow of urine during urination.This tightens the muscles in the prostate area.It is precisely them who should be trained.Such training will improve blood circulation in the organ.
The essence of the method is as follows:
- Remembering which muscles are tense during urine retention, a man should train them in a similar way outside the process of emptying the bladder.
- It is recommended to do approximately 30 contractions for each approach.If a person initially feels discomfort while performing the exercises, then they are divided into five approaches of six compressions each.
- As the muscles become more trained, the frequency of compressions is gradually increased to one hundred.
The second Kegel complex involves tightening and relaxing the muscles in the anal area.The advantage of such exercises is that they are easy to perform wherever you are (at work, in transport), because others do not see anything.During the day, it is recommended to make up to three approaches of 20 compressions each.Training the muscles of the anus is useful for the prevention of prostatitis.
Important!A man will notice the first improvement after two weeks of regular Kegel exercises.
Therapeutic exercise
Physiotherapy for prostatitis necessarily includes a whole series of physiotherapy exercises:
- From a standing position, perform slow squats, but not fully (knees are bent).During the squat, the knees are pointed in different directions.
- Stand straight with your feet together.Without arching your back, lift each knee in turn as high as possible.
- Half squat and lean forward, then slowly straighten up and spread your arms out to the sides.At the same time, one leg moves to the side.For each leg, the exercise is repeated 9 times.
- While lying or sitting, squeeze the ball between your knees.Hold in the compressed position for 7 seconds.Then relax your legs completely.
- Lying on your back, do the "bicycle" exercise - these are rotational movements with your legs bent at the knees.
It is also useful to make a "birch tree".From a lying position, raise your legs and support your lower back with your hands.Stay in this position for a quarter of a minute.