Patent ID: 8613693

Claim:
An holistic exercise method for enhancing urine retention of a bladder in a person, the bladder having reduced urine retention, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a continuous elastic resistance exercise belt that includes an elastic material in a front portion of the belt and is of a size sufficient to encircle the abdominopelvic region of the person performing the method, the exercise belt having sides, and a top edge and a bottom edge, the belt further includes at least two abdominal indicators mounted to the front of the belt proximate the top edge and at least two pelvic indicators mounted to the front of the belt proximate the bottom edge, each abdominal indicator mounted above a pelvic indicator, each indicator protruding from the belt and visible by the person performing the method, the abdominal indicators and the pelvic indicators resting against the person's abdomen and pelvic areas, respectively, throughout the method and when aligned with each other provide a visible indicia that the method is being performed correctly to obtain optimum enhanced urine retention by the bladder; b) removably mounting the exercise belt around the abdominopelvic region of the person performing the method, wherein a portion of the bottom edge is placed close to and superior to the pubic symphisis and the bottom edge of the sides of the belt are positioned over the iliac crest of the ileum (“hip bones”); c) expanding the abdominopelvic region outward as far as possible by the person performing the method, against the resistive force of the exercise belt; and then d) pulling the abdominopelvic region back into the body as far as possible with the resistance exercise belt elastically retained in a snug position against the exterior of the abdominopelvic region; e) repeating a cycle comprising the expanding step c) and the pulling step d) for a sufficient number of cycles per day for a sufficient number of days to enhance the urine retention of the person's bladder. f) continuously monitoring the indicators during steps c), d) and e) to determine if the method is being performed correctly, whereby the bladder expands to enhance the person's urine retention.