Pelvic floor physical therapists share the best exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor. Here's how to do them.

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 ...

After Pilates instructor Amanda Kassar had her first child, she noticed that she had little control over her bladder. The problem got better eventually, but after her second pregnancy, the issue ...

Exercises designed to strengthen your pelvic floor may help treat some cases of chronic constipation. Chronic constipation is a common digestive issue that can significantly affect your quality of ...

The powers of Google likely led you here because it's 2 a.m. and everyone in the group chat—aka the sacred space for you and your girls' most personal and dire questions—is already asleep. Sigh. Maybe ...

Many people with endometriosis have symptoms like pelvic pain, painful penetration, and bowel or bladder discomfort. In some cases, pelvic floor therapy can improve these symptoms. Pelvic floor ...

“The tension in the pelvic floor area is not one that people really understand or attribute to their anxiety,” Smith said.

There are many different types of therapy – psychological, sexual, physical. But have you ever heard of pelvic floor therapy? Or, better yet, do you know what a pelvic floor is? You probably don't ...

FORT JOHNSON, La. — Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital will begin offering a new type of physical therapy to Soldiers and their Families beginning May 1, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and ...

Pelvic floor dysfunction can contribute to chronic urinary tract infections. Relaxing the pelvic floor muscles in physical ...

Dr. Margaret Archer is a pelvic floor physical therapist with Mère Health and a mom of two boys. She specializes in pregnancy and postpartum recovery, with a fitness-forward, evidence-based approach ...