Pelvic floor therapy involves physical methods of strengthening and/or relaxing the muscles of the pelvic floor to help improve core stability and control over urination, bowel movements, and sexual ...

Exercises to help promote a healthy and strong pelvic floor include pelvic floor contractions (also known as "Kegels"), pelvic floor relaxation (reverse kegels), pelvic tilts into glute bridges ...

An accidental leak while exercising or sneezing. Passing wind unexpectedly when lifting groceries. Sex feels less satisfying. But for some women, these little signs of pelvic floor issues could add up ...

She was diagnosed with a hypertonic—tight, overactive—pelvic floor. Now, the healing and treatment could begin. Pelvic floor dysfunction is an umbrella term that refers to a host of issues ...

A woman’s overall health and well-being highly depend on the complex network of muscles, ligaments and tissues that comprise the pelvic floor. Kegel exercises, named in honour of Dr Arnold Kegel, who ...

The urge to go to the bathroom is one thing, but feeling like you have to go and not being able to is another (incredibly ...

A quick anatomy lesson: The glans connects to the shaft, which diverges into two clitoral legs that run beneath the outer ...

Pregnancy and childbirth are established risk factors. Current guidelines for exercise during pregnancy have no or limited focus on the evidence for the effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) ...

This pain is usually described as vague rather than sharp. However, it can be severe. If you have pelvic floor dysfunction, your pelvic floor muscles have stretched or weakened. As a result, they ...