Thank goodness we all have a built in floor, the pelvic floor. Otherwise, our bladders and rectums would be dragging around on the ground in a gruesome fashion. Like our built in abdominal walls, some floors are built stronger than others. A weak floor tends to sag. A strong floor holds up a full bladder or a 9 pound baby. How strong is your floor?
The strength of the pelvic floor is related to two primary muscles that compose a structure called the Levator Ani. The thickest muscle lies in...
Maybe I'm a dork, but I like to figure out how things work. With the extra knowledge, somehow my world makes a bit more sense and I feel a... Read more »
Is there any down side to exercising your pelvic floor and the muscles that support it? If there is, I can't think of one. Ask me about... Read more »
Have you ever heard of slow twitch and fast twitch muscle fibers? Muscles that are predominantly made up of fast twitch muscle fibers are... Read more »
I want to look closely at the relationship between our diaphragm and our pelvic floor. The diaphragm is the ceiling of our pelvis and... Read more »
Too many people have the impression that pelvic floor muscles are used only in childbirth. And many men don't realize that they have these... Read more »
Preoperative biofeedback assisted behavioral training to decrease post-prostatectomy incontinence: a randomized, controlled trial. J Urol. 2006... Read more »
Vaginal inserts known as pessaries have been used since the 15th century B.C.E. to treat pelvic organ prolapse, a disorder in which weakened pelvic... Read more »
British scientists have found that a procedure that treats chronic pelvic pain by disrupting nerve connections is no more effective at relieving... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
SurgeryThere are nearly 200 surgical procedures for incontinence. Most are designed to restore the bladder neck and urethra to their anatomically... Read more »
Nearly one-fourth of women in the United States are affected by a pelvic floor disorder such as urinary or fecal incontinence, or pelvic organ... Read more »
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