“Pelvic floor dysfunction is an umbrella term that covers a number of diagnoses,” Garges, a runner, tells Runner’s World. “It ...

Tight hip flexors, especially a deep muscle called the psoas, can silently stress your spine. Here's why this muscle deserves ...

Are you one of those who spend time on abs hoping to strengthen your core, define your waist, or just feel stronger, but feel ...

Pelvic floor exercises can help either strengthen or relax your pelvic muscles. Your pelvic floor muscles help support your intestines, bladder, vagina, uterus, cervix, rectum, and prostate.

The pelvic floor muscles play a big role in our health, yet often get neglected. Here’s how specialized physical therapists ...

The muscles in your pelvic floor are kind of like the ground ... "We sit on the toilet on a bowl that's open and then, as ...

“What’s going on here is you are engaging the diaphragm and pelvic floor muscles in a way that helps with pushing,” explained Lalitha McSorley, the owner, lead physical therapist and pelvic ...

Kegel exercises help strengthen your pelvic floor muscles. Kegel exercises can improve bladder control, help relieve pain, and allow you to have better sex. Both men and women can benefit from ...

The results indicate that having a wider pelvis reduces the risk of complications during birth, but results in slower walking ...

Persistent tailbone pain is known as coccydynia. If the tailbone is sore and inflamed, overactivity of the pelvic floor and hip-opening muscles can worsen pain symptoms. Performing specific ...

Pregnancy and childbirth are established risk factors. Current guidelines for exercise during pregnancy have no or limited focus on the evidence for the effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) ...