You could be suffering from Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. When you have pelvic floor dysfunction, your pelvic muscles can’t relax or work together the way they should. The pelvic floor muscles attach to ...

Dear Doctors: The yoga teacher at our local Y is always talking about the pelvic floor and how keeping it strong is important for staying healthy. Is that the same as your core? What would be the ...

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 ...

The woman, a lawyer in her 30s, was desperate when she went to New York City-based physical therapist Isa Herrera. The patient, Nancy (U.S. News is not identifying the woman by her real or full name ...

If you have problems related to urination, bowel movements or sexual intercourse, you may have a condition called pelvic floor dysfunction. While talking about pelvic floor dysfunction may be ...

Pelvic floor dysfunction, including incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, affects nearly one-quarter of all women, but many patients aren’t getting the help they need. That’s because patients — and ...

The pelvic floor is an area of the body that is not necessarily on the radar screen for most people, until they develop urinary or fecal incontinence, pelvic pressure, pain during sex or ...

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 ...

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction is common in American women, with 25 percent in the United States suffering with at least one type of Pelvic Floor Disorder. Dr. Jason Bennett from Mercy Health Physician ...

Q The yoga teacher at our local Y is always talking about the pelvic floor and how keeping it strong is important for staying healthy. Is that the same as your core? What would be the symptoms if your ...