Are Kegel exercises the same as anal retraction?

Anal contraction exercise is also known as anal lift exercise, which is somewhat different from Kegel exercise, the two in the way of exercise, exercise muscle focus, adapt to the crowd and other aspects are different. 1. Exercise: Kegel exercise refers to the forceful contraction of the anus and vagina, followed by relaxation, and so on and so forth, and more need to be seated or lying position; anal retraction exercise is to point to the upward lifting and contraction of the anus, and then relaxation, usually in any environment and posture can be carried out. 2. Exercise muscle focus: Lift the anus exercise is mainly exercise the anal sphincter, exercise the anal contraction function; Kegel exercise mainly exercise perianal, urethral sphincter, vagina, pelvic floor around the muscles, mainly exercise the pelvic floor muscle contraction function. 3. Adaptation crowd: Kegel exercise is used to prevent female pelvic organ prolapse, stress urinary incontinence and other people; Lift the anus exercise mainly applies to anal relaxation and other people, such as postoperative anal sphincter relaxation. In short, the people who need to choose the functional exercise as above, need to according to their own situation, under the guidance of professional doctors.