In addition to acting as a support system, the pelvic floor helps with functions like urinating, defecating, childbirth, and ...

We don’t give it the time of day,” says pelvic floor physiotherapist Emma Brockwell. “If you look at any journal on the hip, ...

Your arms, abs, and butt aren't the only things you should be thinking about working out. Here, pros weigh in on how to strengthen pelvic floor muscles. The “pelvic floor” is one of those terms that’s ...

What Is Your Pelvic Floor? The pelvic floor is a set of muscles that support many of your organs. In people with uteruses, it supports the uterus, bladder, and colon. In people with penises, it ...

Mohamad Hassan, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist at Premier Physical Therapy in Chicago. He works in both outpatient rehab and in-home physical therapy. Your pelvic floor includes your bladder, rectum ...

Everyone has a pelvic floor. It’s made up of the muscles that support the urinary and reproductive tracts. This group of muscles also controls your bladder and bowels. In women, the pelvic floor keeps ...

We've been hearing about Kegel exercises for years, decades even, as the best way to strengthen the pelvic floor. The muscles of the pelvic floor, which support the uterus, bladder, small intestine, ...

Pro-inflammatory diets that include a lot of processed food, red meat, sugar and refined carbohydrates may also worsen pelvic ...

The pelvic floor muscles surround the vagina. These may weaken over time, which can cause a feeling of loosening in the vagina. After childbirth or as a person grows older, the muscles around the ...

If you’re pregnant, you might feel like people are constantly telling you how much the entire experience is going to suck or hurt or change your body forever. Or maybe people aren’t telling you that ...

If you’ve thought about your pelvic floor recently, congratulations, because you probably A) recently gave birth or B) discovered Pilates. Outside of those scenarios, it’s too easy to forget that your ...

If you’ve just had gender-affirming bottom surgery—seeing a pelvic physical therapist can play an important role both before and after your surgery. Before your surgery, pelvic physical therapists can ...