Rehabilitation exercises

Introducing rehabilitation exercises for maintaining and recovering the physical capabilities necessary for going to the bathroom and excreting. Please incorporate these exercises into your daily lifestyle according to your physical condition.

Before starting rehabilitation exercise

Select physical condition

Capable of going out independently

Capable of walking with help

Capable of sitting

Capable of walking independently

Capable of standing

Mostly laying down

Cooperation/supervision

Before starting rehabilitation exercise

Please read the following cautions before starting rehabilitation exercise.

Guide for effective exercises

Cautions

If any of the following conditions exist, do not perform exercises or immediately stop exercising.

	Do not perform exercise	Immediately stop exercising
Pulse	At rest: 120 beats or more per minute	Over 140 beats/min.
Blood Pressure	At rest: Top (systolic ) pressure of 200mmHg, bottom (diastolic ) pressure of 120mmHg	When top (systolic ) pressure rises by 40mmHg or more and bottom (diastolic ) pressure rises by 20mmHg or more
Angina/myocardial infarction	Effort angina Myocardial infarction within past month
Irregular pulse	Conspicuous irregular pulse (other than atrial fibrillation)	When an irregular pulse is observed ten or more times per minute
Pain	Pain which is different from normal. Pain in different areas. If pain is felt when an area is lightly touched.
Other Symptoms	Heart palpitations or shortness of breath when at rest	When experiencing difficulty breathing, dizziness, nausea, or anginal pain

Select physical condition

Capable of going out independently/Capable of walking independently/Capable of walking with help

For people who would like to be capable of going to bathroom by themselves (PDF 1.4MB)

Exercise to strengthen muscles used when going to the bathroom.

For people who would like to be able to hold urge of excretion until going to the bathroom （PDF 301KB）

Exercise to strengthen pelvic floor muscle.

For people who would like to ease the condition of constipation （PDF 193KB）

Exercise to help exert force to your lower abdomen.

Capable of standing

For people who would like to be able to sit on toilet seat with ease （PDF 457KB）

Exercise to strengthen muscles used when sitting on the toilet seat and standing up from it.

For people who would like to be able to remove or put on pants and underwear （PDF 823KB）

Exercise to strengthen muscles used while standing still.

For people who would like to be able to hold urge of excretion until going to the bathroom （PDF 298KB）

Exercise to strengthen pelvic floor muscle

For people who would like to ease the condition of constipation （PDF 168KB）

Exercise to help exert force to your lower abdomen.

Capable of sitting

For people who would like to access to the bathroom with wheel chair （PDF 540KB）

Exercise to help maintaining sitting posture on the wheelchair.

For people who would like to be able to stand up and sit down by themselves （PDF 695KB）

Exercise to strengthen muscles used when lifting your hips.

For people who would like to be able to remove or put on pants and underwear （PDF 810KB）

Exercise to strengthen muscles used when properly maintaining a body position.

For people who would like to be able to hold urge of excretion until going to the bathroom （PDF 83KB）

Exercise to strengthen pelvic floor muscle.

For people who would like to ease the condition of constipation （PDF 109KB）

Exercise to help stabilizing your waist while exerting force to your abdomen.

Mostly laying down

For people who would like to sit upright （PDF 211KB）

Exercise to ease stiff joints on your lower body.

For people who would like to be able to urinate in the toilet （PDF 172KB）

Exercise to strengthen muscles used when sitting on the toilet seat.

For people who would like to ease the condition of constipation （PDF 87KB）

Exercise to strengthen abdomen muscles to have easy excretion.

Cooperation/supervision

Cooperating research institutions

Koji Sato, Rehabilitation Department, Welfare Pension Yufuin Hospital
Kazuko Sato, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University
Unicharm Corporation Excretion Care Research Center

Supervision

Professor Hiromitsu Mimata, Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University
Director Teruaki Mori, Welfare Pension Yufuin Hospital
Manager Hitoshi Ota, Ibaraki Prefectural Health Plaza