Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Hidden Cause of So Many Symptoms

Let's explain exactly to the people what is the pelvic floor and why is it so important? So the pelvic floor is not actually a floor.

The pelvic floor is actually

a hammock of muscles.

And there's more than one of them.

And we have, I guess we have muscles.

that help to support or create continence.

So we've got muscles that can come around your urethra, your vagina and your anus that help with forced closure so that you don't leak from any of your orifices.

And they also help to create pelvic tone and also help support your pelvic organs.

The pelvic floor is shaped like a hammock.

So it's more like a funnel kind of rather than just a normal hammock.

And it's made up of lots of different muscles.

So the group of muscles we often see as our pelvic floor is called the levator ani.

We also have the support of the piriformis that a lot of people have heard of.

And also the obturator internus there too.

And there's also loads of fascia too.

So there's quite a lot going on in the pelvic floor that's nothing to do with being a floor.

Why do they call it the floor? Is it because it's at the base? Like why have they given that? I think it's the

base.

It's seen as being the base of your pelvis.

So I think that's why it's called the floor.

So why is there so much for dysfunction? Like how common is it? Is it mainly in women postpartum? Like where is the commonality with people who are getting dysfunction around those muscle groups?

So there's after, I mean, it's to do with postpartum, it can be to do with birth injury.

So things like forceps delivery, ventricles, episiotomies, long pushing periods.

It can be to do with the weight of the baby during the pregnancy.

So you can have it for dysfunction, even if you've had a C-section.