Treatment of inflammatory prostate pathology should be comprehensive.In addition to drug therapy, physiotherapy and nutritional therapy, it is recommended to carry out special exercises for prostatitis.Regular exercise contributes to a faster recovery and is also a good prevention against future relapses of the disease.We will tell you how therapeutic exercises are performed for prostatitis, and the video at the end of the article will help a man perform physical exercises correctly.
The benefits of physical activity for prostatitis
Chronic prostatitis is characterized by stagnant processes in the pelvic area.The deterioration in blood circulation creates conditions for the proliferation of pathogenic microorganisms and swelling of the prostate.In addition, due to the deterioration of blood flow to the prostate, the organ is less supplied with oxygen, which also contributes to dysfunction.
Gymnastics for prostatitis helps to improve the blood supply to the male gland.This will significantly reduce the swelling of the organ.Regular exercise increases muscle tone, which promotes blood circulation 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:
- physiotherapy;
- Yoga;
- Kegel exercises;
- Qigong exercises.
A good addition to any physiotherapy complex is perineal massage and contrasting water treatments for this area.The video at the end of the article will help you understand how to correctly perform exercises for prostatitis.
Qigong
Exercises for prostatitis in men can be found in the ancient Chinese gymnastics Qigong.They help improve blood circulation in the prostate and improve the functioning of the organs in the pelvic area:
- Start in the lotus position and begin rolling from side to side on your pelvic bones.The back is straight and the palms rest on the knees.The amplitude is gradually increased until balance is maintained.
- When standing, your hands are on your belt and both legs are shoulder-width apart.The pose is as relaxed as possible.Make rotational movements with your pelvis in different directions.Pay attention to your breathing - it should be even.The back is straight.
- Standing, legs together, palms on right knee.As you inhale, gently lift your right leg.Stay in the raised leg position for as long as possible.As you exhale, gradually lower your leg.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 place your feet together.Bend your knees so that your heels touch your groin.As you inhale, lift your knees up (like a bird flapping its wings).However, there is no need to connect them together.As you exhale, lower your knees but do not touch the floor.Repeat the exercise five times: inhale, raise your knees, exhale, lower them.
yoga
Yoga techniques also help eliminate congestion in the pelvis and improve blood supply to the prostate:
- To relieve the venous plexuses, it makes sense to perform reverse asanas (Sirshasana, Viparitakarani Mudra, Halasana);
- improve the outflow of venous blood from the small pelvis by moving the abdominal muscles (this creates a negative pressure in the area of the chest and abdominal cavity, which improves the outflow of blood to the heart), for this purpose it is useful to perform Dhauti, Agnisara, Nauli exercises;
- All asanas that affect the hip joints activate the vascular and nervous systems 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.).
Cone complex
To understand how to Dr.Correctly performing Kegel exercises at home, you need to try to restrain the flow of urine when urinating.This tightens the muscles in the prostate area.They are the ones a man needs to train.Such training improves blood circulation in the organ.
The core of the method is as follows:
- After a man remembers which muscles tense during urinary retention, he should similarly train them outside of the process of emptying the bladder.
- It is recommended to perform about 30 contractions with each approach.If a person initially feels discomfort when performing the exercises, they are divided into five approaches, each with six compressions.
- As the muscles are trained, the frequency of compressions is gradually increased to one hundred.
Another Kegel complex involves tensing and relaxing the muscles in the anal area.The advantage of such exercises is that they can be easily performed anywhere (at work, in transportation) since others cannot see anything.During the day, it is recommended to carry out up to three approaches with 20 compressions each.Training the anus muscles is useful for preventing 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 range of physiotherapy exercises:
- From a standing position, perform slow squats, but not completely (knees are bent).When you do a squat, your knees point in different directions.
- Stand up straight, feet together.One at a time, raise each knee as high as possible without arching your back.
- Squat halfway and bend forward, then slowly stand up and spread your arms to the sides.At the same time, one leg is moved to the side.The exercise is repeated 9 times for each leg.
- While lying or sitting, squeeze the ball between your knees.Hold the compressed position for 7 seconds.Then relax your legs completely.
- Do the “bicycle” exercise while lying on your back – these are rotational movements with your legs bent at the knees.
It is also useful to make a “birch”.From the lying position, lift your legs and support your lower back with your hands.Stay in this position for a quarter of a minute.