What is the Pelvic Floor?

The pelvic floor is a muscle group that sits at the bottom of your pelvic girdle and forms the base of your core. Because of its location in the body and its relationship with the diaphragm, it provides the foundation for good posture and breathing, on top of its role in controlling our bladder and bowels.

 

Just like any other muscle group in the body, the pelvic floor can become tight and/or weak and if so, it can impede the function of your core leading to injury, chronic pain, incontinence, etc.

 

All genders have a pelvic floor, and everyone can benefit from learning how to properly access this muscle group.

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At Core Foundations Physical Therapy, we look at the body as a whole, integrating this powerhouse muscle group into orthopedic treatments where the pelvic floor may have been missed in the past.