The pelvic floor muscles serve a range of important functions, among them the normal working of the urinary, sexual and digestive systems. They are deep muscles, both slow- and fast-twitch, making small movements. It is thanks to their normal tone and elasticity that we meet our physiological and sexual needs - passing urine, opening the bowels, erection, orgasm.
When the pelvic floor muscles do not work properly, having been weakened during pregnancy and birth, the result can be problems with holding urine, gas and stool, and also pelvic organ prolapse.
Therapy
- Detailed history
- Assessment of resting tone of the pelvic floor muscles
- Assessment of pelvic floor muscle function
- Learning correct posture for passing urine and opening the bowels
- Learning to contract and release the pelvic floor muscles correctly