Arnold Kegel
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Arnold Henry Kegel Template:IPAc-en (February 21, 1894<ref name="SSDI" /> – March 1, 1972<ref name="SSDI" />) was an American gynecologist who invented the Kegel perineometer (an instrument for measuring the strength of voluntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles) and Kegel exercises (squeezing of the muscles of the pelvic floor) as non-surgical treatment of urinary incontinence from perineal muscle weakness and/or laxity. Pelvic floor exercises are considered first-line treatment for urinary stress incontinence and any type of female incontinence<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> and female genital prolapse,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> with evidence supporting its use from systematic reviews of randomized trials in the Cochrane Library amongst others. Kegel first published his ideas in 1948.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> He was Assistant Professor of Gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>