Pain with Kegel Exercises?

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Hello everyone,

I recently started PT, actually not for my vulvodynia, which is

greatly improved, but for back and other pain. The PT

instructed me to do 4 exercises, all involve coordinating a

kegel (contracting the pee muscles) with other movements to help

strengthen my core--abdominal and back muscles, the goal being

to relieve the back pain. Well as I worked up to the number on

my take-home instruction sheet, which is about 60 kegel

contractions, I began experiencing later that day and night,

pain located in my groin which radiates down my thighs somewhat.

Also my back hurts more not less. So this is quite upsetting.

I'm not going to do any kegels today and see if the pain

deminishes. I will ask the PT tomorrow about this but would

really appreciate anyone's thoughts, ideas or personal

experience with the kegeel causing this kind of pain.

Thanks all--Janet