Moving Well Podcast

Listen on iTunes Listen on Stitcher What is the pelvic floor? The pelvic floor is a hammock of muscles at the bottom of our pelvis that is responsible for keeping our organs from falling out. Both men and women have one. Signs of pelvic floor dysfunction… - incontinence (peeing when you workout) - lack of sexual satisfaction - pelvic organ prolapse Causes of pelvic floor dysfunction… - Childbirth - Muscle imbalance (too much or too little tone) The pelvic floor, breath and core… On the inhale, the diaphragm contracts decreasing pressure in the abdominal area and the pelvic floor relaxes. On the exhale, the diaphragm relaxes increasing pressure in the abdominal area and the pelvic floor and abdominals (TVA) contract. When this doesn’t happen we’re more prone to getting core dysfunction, back pain and pelvic floor problems. How to train the pelvic floor and should we do Kegels? There was a Cochran review (read gold standard, evidence based) study about Kegels that found that Kegels are effective to for traini