Hypertonic pelvic floor: when the muscles are too tight That was when the muscles were too tight, almost like they were always on high alert. Women who experienced that often had a few things in ...

If you find yourself needing to pee more often than usual or are experiencing occasional bladder leaks, they could be signs of a weak pelvic floor. But here's the catch-they can also be symptoms of a ...

A weak pelvic floor is a common condition; some risk factors are age, pregnancy, chronic constipation and coughing. Working ...

Pelvic floor therapy can help you deal with some of the condition's majorly uncomfortable (and flat out excruciating) ...

But both squeezing hard to pass a B.M. and power-peeing, or forcing your stream to flow more quickly, can negatively affect your pelvic floor muscles—sometimes to the point that your pelvic organs ...

Let’s talk about the pelvic floor because, frankly, it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. This unsung hero of the human body is responsible for “keeping things up and in” when necessary and “out ...

Especially if you had a vaginal birth, engaging in high-intensity exercise too soon is like asking your pelvic floor muscles to “do the work of a well-trained muscle when that muscle is injured ...

She adds: “We know... that unmanageable bladder leakage is one of the top reasons for admission into a nursing home.” The physio also says that weakened pelvic floors can also lead to erectile ...