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The muscles in your pelvic floor that support your organs are also voluntarily controlled to an extent. The health of this muscle group is important to your digestive health and sexual function. If there’s a problem with your pelvic floor muscles, it could majorly affect other parts of the body.

As we age, the function of our bodies and organs changes little by little. A part of this is due to the natural processes of maturing and getting older. But some of these body changes result from specific things the body goes through.

You can see a little bit of this process on the outside, but under the surface, the body is aging inside, too.

Welcome to Topic Tuesday, where we discuss a specific topic related to finance, health, or life in general. Today, we’re going to talk about how pelvic floor muscle health can be the difference between comfortable fulfillment and painful embarrassment.

The Body At Work

The things we go through physically have an effect on us afterward. Whether it’s something minor, like a sprain, or something much more damaging, the body adapts to protect itself and heal. In turn, the mind does too; when your sprained ankle heals, it still takes time to feel stable on your feet before you go for a run.

And even when the body is capable of regular functions, such as walking at a comfortable pace, the mind might not allow it if the mind isn’t ready. If every single time you’ve tried to put your left foot down for the past month, you experienced excruciating pain, you might let the memory of that pain control your effort.

Sexual Dysfunction

Even with couples who have great chemistry, sexual dysfunction caused by pelvic floor muscle problems can put a strain on relationships.

Suffering from pelvic floor problems can cause all kinds of problems in the bedroom. Even when they want to get a little frisky with their partners, many patients with pelvic floor muscle problems complain of consistent pain. Obviously, this can make physical intimacy difficult, and sometimes impossible. 

We’ve already talked about how pain can trap you in a smaller world. Don’t let nonsurgically treatable pelvic floor muscle discomfort keep you away from the experiences you’d otherwise be having.

Incontinence

Pelvic pain can cause real problems in life, especially for women. Aside from sexual difficulties, pelvic floor muscle dysfunction is often an indicator of incontinence. The reason the prevalence of incontinence is so high in women (about 45%) is because women are uniquely vulnerable to a specific trigger.

Childbirth and pregnancy can drastically change a woman’s body. It’s taxing on all of the body’s systems to combine nutrients, hormones and tissues into an entirely new human being. One of the issues that pregnant women and mothers face is damage to the urinary system

Throughout the pregnancy, the pelvic floor muscles hold up the mother’s organs, and eventually, the full weight of an entire baby. It can really be damaging over the course of the pregnancy. New mothers suffering with incontinence can benefit from physical therapy to heal and strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

The muscles in the pelvic floor are important for stabilizing the internal organs and controlling some very important digestive and sexual functions. If these muscles aren’t working properly, the resulting condition can lead to all kinds of symptoms.

Problems with your pelvic floor can cause problems that might even seem related at first. Many of my patients with pelvic floor dysfunction experience back pain as a result of it. Back pain can be caused by a number of problems, so just because your back hurts, it might not necessarily be an indicator of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction.

But in some cases, pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation has actually resolved pain in other areas.

Are you experiencing symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction? Don’t suffer with the pain; contact my team today to set up a 1-on-1 with me. Let’s get you back to your healthiest self. 

The time is now!