This article was reviewed by Martin Miner, MD. Your pelvic floor is kinda like plumbing: you never really think about it unless there’s something wrong. Although we don’t pay much attention to our ...

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ST. LOUIS — Pelvic floor dysfunction is often misunderstood, leaving many people to believe symptoms like discomfort, pressure, or bladder leakage are simply a normal part of life. Health expert, ...

Pelvic discomfort remains one of the most widespread yet under-discussed health challenges, particularly among women. In a ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new guidelines on the prevention and non-surgical management of pelvic floor dysfunction. The guideline is aimed at women – ...

Whether you have pelvic pain or urine leaks, you likely need more than a few Kegels to make things right. If you have pain in your pelvic area, you’re not alone. Up to 20 percent of women suffer from ...

STRONG AND STABLE: Zoe Martin, right, and colleague Courtney Jones demonstrate a core-strengthening technique that also helps improve pelvic floor function. Photo courtesy of Martin As a young woman, ...

When pelvic floor muscles do not work as they should you have a need to pee every now and then (Shutterstock) When Joy realised that her urine would involuntarily leak from time to time, she felt self ...

Question: I have a pelvic floor dysfunction. Is there anything I can do to treat it? Diane Hubbard, physical therapist at Mercy Clinic Physical Therapy in Fort Smith, explains: There is something you ...

New consensus guidelines from a multispecialty working group of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium (PFDC) clear up inconsistencies in the use of magnetic resonance defecography (MRD), and provide ...