How is surgery for pelvic floor muscle relaxation performed?

Pelvic floor muscle relaxation can be treated with surgical or non-surgical methods, but non-surgical treatments are generally preferred in clinical practice. Non-surgical treatment may restore the tone of pelvic floor muscles through exercises such as Kegel exercises and yoga. Specific procedures for commonly used methods are as follows:

1. Kegel exercises: Lie flat on your back with knees bent. Contract the gluteal muscles and tightly close the urethra, vagina, and anus. Hold the pelvic floor muscle contraction for five seconds, then slowly relax. After five to ten seconds, repeat the contraction. Breathe normally throughout the exercise and keep other parts of the body relaxed.

2. Pelvic lift with bent knees (supine position): Lie on your back with knees bent and heels drawn close to the buttocks. Place arms at your sides. Using your feet and shoulders as support points, lift your pelvis upward while contracting the anal muscles. Hold for about 5 seconds, then return to the starting position. Repeat 5–10 times, performing 2–3 sets per day.

3. Bed exercise method: Lie on your back on the bed. Using your head and both heels as support points, lift your hips while simultaneously contracting the perineal muscles. Then lower your hips and relax the perineal muscles. Repeat this motion 20 times, once in the morning and once in the evening each day.

4. Cat-Cow breathing exercise: Kneel on a mat in a tabletop position with pelvis neutral and spine upright. As you exhale, engage the pelvic floor, tuck the tailbone, lift the pubic bone, and draw in the abdomen. Hold for 5–7 seconds. Inhale to release and return to the starting position. Perform 5–8 sets coordinated with breathing.