“Your pelvic floor, breathing, and sleep quality are all connected in ways that might surprise you,” says Alyssa Burkitt, DPT, pelvic floor physical therapist at Bespoke Physical Therapy in San Diego.

You may sometimes think of women who have given birth as the only ones who need help to control their pelvic floor muscles. Yet both men and women may deal with pelvic floor issues. “Pelvic floor ...

When I was newly pregnant, I was first introduced to pelvic-floor exercises by my occupational therapist, Meredith Waymire.

When I was newly pregnant, I was first introduced to pelvic-floor exercises by my occupational therapist, Meredith Waymire. Because I have a history of low-back pain and sciatica, I hired a PT to help ...

Physical trainers and rehabilitation specialists are increasingly focusing on a critical but often neglected muscle group that could be the key to improved core strength, better posture, and reduced ...

The muscles of the pelvic floor support the bladder, bowel, and reproductive organs. Targeted strengthening of these muscles through exercises can result in numerous benefits to one's health. 1.

TAMPA (BLOOM) – There’s a new movement to help with pelvic floor health disorders that includes exercises to help activate it. Dr. Aissa McGuirl, ortho-pelvic physical therapist, joins Gayle Guyardo , ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Board-Certified Physical Therapist, Dr. Marcy Crouch, who is also known as ‘The Down There Doc’, leads Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, through a few exercises that can help build a ...

Painful sex. Urinary leakage. Constipation. Weak orgasms. What do these unpleasant experiences have in common? They can all be symptoms of a pelvic floor dysfunction in women, says Sara Reardon, a ...

Head to nearly any packed gym, and you’ll probably see at least one woman working on her core. Maybe she’s whipping out some bicycle crunches, or holding still in an impressively-long plank. There are ...

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