The Pelvic Floor

The Pelvic Floor Kim Vopni, Pelvic Health Coach, Personal Trainer

Duration: 1:40

The base of our pelvis and pelvic floor are the group of muscles that formed the base of our pelvis. In our pelvis we have two ilium or hip bones as we refer to them. We have a triangular bone called the sacrum with our tailbone, our coccyx, at the end of that. And at the front we have the pubic joint or the pubic bone as people refer to it. The pelvic floor muscles attached to those bony aspects and form the floor of our pelvis. They have some incredibly important roles, one of which because of those attachment points, they play a role in our pelvic and spinal stability. They also play a role in helping keep our internal organs the bladder, the uterus, the rectum, up in place. They help us with decision making for our continence. They help us decide whether we need to pee poo or fart and if it's okay to pee poo or fart, and they also play a role in our sexual satisfaction or lack thereof.

Some of the more common complaints with regards to the pelvic floor would be incontinence and organ prolapse, which is when those organs are starting to shift out of their optimal alignment, sex sucks, or maybe they have pain, such as low back pain or pelvic pain. Those are some of the more common challenges.

The pelvic floor is a part of the body that really doesn't get a whole heck of a lot of attention until there's something that's not working correctly. And then all of a sudden, it's the only thing that women can think about, because it's so central to so many things in our life.

Presenter: Kim Vopni, Personal Trainer, Vancouver, BC

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