Discussing pelvic health is often reserved for personal conversations amongst close friends, partners, or medical professionals. However, understanding and maintaining pelvic floor health is crucial ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen/The Athletic; Icon Sportswire/Getty, Leila Coker/Getty “We don’t give it the time of day,” says pelvic floor physiotherapist Emma Brockwell. “If you look at any journal ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and past president of the Florida Urological Society. The heart keeps our blood flowing, the gut processes ...

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and ligaments that supports the bladder, bowel and reproductive organs. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - For Colon Cancer Awareness Month, we’re looking at pelvic floor dysfunction. It’s the inability to correctly relax and coordinate your body’s pelvic area to go to the bathroom.

Credit: Getty Images. The pelvic floor musculature plays a crucial role in many activities of daily living and can cause tremendous distress in the event of dysfunction. Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) ...

People can make a full recovery from pelvic fractures. However, possible complications can affect a person’s quality of life after a pelvic fracture. These can include impaired mobility, ongoing pain, ...

A hypertonic pelvic floor occurs when the muscles in this area become too tense. Symptoms can include pain, difficulty urinating or passing bowel movements, and sexual difficulties. Currently, there ...

Lydia Coxon is affiliated with the Pelvic Pain Support Network. This project has received funding from the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No (777500). This ...

Pelvic pain is discomfort in the area below your belly button and above your upper thigh. Pain in the pelvic area is often related to your reproductive organs. But it can stem from problems with your ...

One in four women above the age of 20 have some kind of pelvic floor disorder. Often times they suffer in silence and don't even mention it to their doctors because they assume that it is a normal ...