Typically, such a regimen would continue
for 12 weeks and would include three sets of
a series of 10 sustained pelvic floor muscle contractions,
each lasting eight to 10 seconds with a one to one or two-to-one relaxation period in between.
Nurses may need to remind patients that it takes time
to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and that improvement
in urinary incontinence seldom occurs
before the exercises have been performed consistently
over several weeks. These exercises may be performed
while lying down, sitting, or standing.