What Are Pelvic Floor Muscles?
The pelvic floor muscles form a broad sling which stretches between your legs, and extends from the pubic bone at the front to the base of your spine at the rear.Their function in life is to hold your delicate bits in place, namely your bladder, womb, and bowel and to control the muscles which hold closed the anus, urethra, and vagina. Problems can occur when these muscles are damaged.
Weakened pelvic floor muscles can result in reduced control of these muscles, meaning problems with continence and possibly decreased sexual satisfaction.
The most common cause of this damage is childbirth. This can be an immediate occurrence or may manifest itself several years later. Up to 30% of new mothers still suffer from issues such as these 3 months after childbirth.
This surprisingly prevalent problem has an easy solution that can be applied in just a few minutes a day, so don't accept problems arising from issues with weakened pelvic floor muscles. Resolve to act today!!
What Causes Pelvic Floor Weakness?
Some women have weakened pelvic floor muscles as a result of problems which arise during early childhood. However, the vast majority of women suffer from weakened pelvic floor muscles as a result of pregnancy and childbirth. The weight of a growing baby will place an excessive amount of pressure on the pelvic floor muscles, which are slung below the womb.Exercises can be undertaken during pregnancy to help prevent post-natal problems arising from damage to the muscles in the pelvic floor area.
See Also: -
What Are The Symptoms Of Weakened Pelvic Floor Muscles?
If you are suffering from any of the following problems, then the underlying issue may be weakened or damaged pelvic floor muscles.
* Unintentional urine leakage (incontinence). Even a small amount of urine loss indicates an underlying problem with pelvic floor muscles. Loss of urine can occur during #
activities which place pressure on the pelvic floor muscles such as coughing, laughing, or sneezing. Also during strenuous activities such as aerobics,
jogging, or trampolining. Incontinence can also happen when rising from a seated position or even when walking towards the toilet.
* Difficulty keeping a tampon in place within the vagina.
* Wind escaping from the vagina or anus.
* A prolapse of the vagina.