It can improve pelvic health and help women gain control of their bladders Study found it can reduce urine leakage by up to 70% after just six weeks Yoga is particularly good at relieving stress incontinence - that which occurs when a person, coughs, sneezes or bends over

By Emma Innes

Published: 09:04 EST, 12 May 2014 | Updated: 09:05 EST, 12 May 2014

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Yoga could help women who suffer from urinary incontinence, new research suggests.

It can improve pelvic health and help women gain more control over their bladders.

U.S. researchers found it can also prevent accidental urine leakage.

Yoga is often directed at mindful awareness, increasing relaxation, and relieving anxiety and stress, said first author Alison Huang, assistant professor in the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.

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Could yoga cure INCONTINENCE?: Exercise strengthens the pelvic floor muscles reducing leakage