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Pelvic Floor & Fitness: What Your Mama Didn't Teach You

About Doctor Jus

  • Pensacola, Florida native
  • Lover of animal crackers, peanut butter, and ice cream
  • Swam competitively as a kid
  • Marathoner
  • Singer
  • Dog Mom
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy
  • Women's Health Specialist

What Will You Learn & Do Today?

Sweat! Move your Body!

Get moving with top effective pelvic floor exercises.

Learn About the Pelvic Floor

Where is it, and what does it do?

Learn How It Works

How to engage your floor and understand common issues

Your Pelvic Floor

The pelvic floor muscles span the bottom of the pelvis and support the pelvic organs (bladder and bowel, and uterus (womb) in women).

What else does it do?

  • Contract or shorten
  • Lengthen or bulge
  • Relax
  • Maintain tension for continence, support

*When asked to perform a pelvic floor muscle contraction, many people do so incorrectly.

Top 5 Things the Floor Does

Management of Intra-Abdominal Pressure

Support and Stabilization

Role in Continence

Posture and Alignment

Muscle Activation

Prevents organ prolapse and stabilizes core, reducing injury risk.

Manages pressure with the diaphragm and absorbs shock to prevent incontinence and pelvic pain.

Controls urinary leaks and supports bowel movement control.

Maintains pelvic alignment for efficient, injury-free life.

Engages automatically to prevent pelvic floor dysfunction.

Common Pelvic Floor Issues

Bladder Issues

Bowel Issues

Pain

Managing Bladder Control

Addressing Bowel Health

Understanding Pelvic Pain

Urinary leaks, frequent urination, painful bladder, and difficulty emptying are common, often linked to an overactive bladder

Runners may face fecal incontinence, urgency, pain during bowel movements, constipation, diarrhea, and issues like hemorrhoids.

Pelvic pain, including tailbone, groin, sacroiliac pain, and discomfort during intercourse

Common Pelvic Floor Issues

Bladder Issues

Bowel Issues

Pain

Managing Bladder Control

Addressing Bowel Health

Understanding Pelvic Pain

Urinary leaks, frequent urination, painful bladder, and difficulty emptying are common, often linked to an overactive bladder

Runners may face fecal incontinence, urgency, pain during bowel movements, constipation, diarrhea, and issues like hemorrhoids.

Pelvic pain, including tailbone, groin, sacroiliac pain, and discomfort during intercourse

What is Pelvic Floor Therapy?

A non-surgical approach to rehabilitation of dysfunctions in the pelvis that contribute to bowel, bladder, sexual health, and pain complaints. Approaches may include behavioral strategies, manual therapies, modalities, therapeutic exercise, education, and functional re-training.

What Takes Place in a Pelvic Rehab Appointment?

  • You will have an opportunity to share your concerns and goals
  • You will be offered options regarding assessment and treatment
  • Following your initial visit, you will be informed of the examination findings, and options for treatment
  • You will be provided with suggestions for a home program or self-care, so that you can actively participate in your healing process
  • Your therapist will communicate with your health care providers as appropriate
  • Your therapist will complete an examination of how you move your body
  • The pelvic muscles can also be assessed to see if there is weakness, tension, pain, or lack of coordination

Thank You!

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