Sex efficiency through exercises : special physical culture for women / by Th. H. van de Velde ; [photos, by E. Steinemann].
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EXERCISES OF THE SECOND GROUP PELVIC FLOOR Chapter V ....... ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IN OUTLINE. The Two Muscular Strata of the Pelvic Floor The Constrictor Cunni, Plate I The Levator Group, Plate II .... The Frontal Portion of the Levator Group may be Set in Motion Independently, as the " Levator Vaginae " . Significance of the Pelvic Floor .... Distension by the Child's Head During Birth, Plate III Restoration through Muscular Culture . The Aims and Purpose of Gymnastics of the Pelvic Floor Description of a Section through the Pelvic Floor, Plate IV The Capacity of Separate and Independent Muscular Action Chapter VI ........ EXERCISES OF THE PELVIC FLOOR. Indirect Exercises of an Involuntary Kind Advisability of Making these Accessory Contractions Conscious and Voluntary ....... Appropriate Exercises of the Pelvic Zone Method of Performance ...... Exercises during Pregnancy and After Child-birth, Suitable for Combination with Movements of the Pelvic Floor General Exercises, recommended by the Authors as Exercises for the Pelvic Floor ....... Direct Exercises ........ General Exercises of the Levator Group.... Retraction of the Anus ...... Voluntary Relaxation of the Whole Pelvic Floor Combination of Alternate Relaxation and Expansion of the Abdominal Walls with Simultaneous Alternate Contraction and Active Dilation of the Pelvic Floor Special Vaginal Exercises of the Pelvic Floor . Mastery of the Separate Action of Special Muscular Portions Psychic Aids, Overcoming Imaginary Resistance Instruction during Gynaecological Inspection . Two Individual Experiments as Tests of the Action of Different Muscular Groups ....... Chapter VII ......... POSSIBLE CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR CERTAIN EXER CISES OF BOTH GROUPS. Special Vaginal Exercises Inadvisable till Marriage . General Exercises of the Pelvic Floor Quite Suitable All Exercises of the Pelvic Zone to be Recommended with Exception of No. 19 (Film 12) . Jerks and Swings Contraindicated .... 39 39 39 40 4i 4i 4i 42 42 43 44 45 45-47 45 45-46 46 47 47 48-51 48-49 48 49 49 50-51 50 50 5o 51 52 52 52 52 53