You’ve probably never heard of pelvic floor physical therapy before, and that’s a shame: It’s an extremely helpful treatment option for a variety of difficult medical conditions. Your pelvic floor ...

If you spend time on social media, there's a good chance you've encountered the term pelvic-floor therapy, or pelvic-floor physical therapy. This specialized form of physical therapy has been growing ...

While many people think of pelvic health as only relating to women, everyone has a pelvic floor and can experience pelvic floor dysfunction. What conditions are treated with pelvic floor physical ...

To help combat these issues in the local Birmingham community, UAB Medicine partnered with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Spain Rehabilitation Center to hire a physical therapist who ...

A healthy pelvic floor is something most of us take for granted. Not only does your pelvic floor hold your organs in place, it also helps control your bladder, preventing leaks and accidents. And just ...

Credit: Getty Images Clinicians can use 4 key questions to initiate discussions about pelvic health, aiding in screening, and determining the need for pelvic health physical therapy or further ...

Maybe. Here’s what to know. By Emma Pattee This story was originally published on Feb. 24, 2020 in NYT Parenting. Before having a baby, I spent approximately 10 seconds of my life considering my ...

Cancer treatment has improved significantly over the past several decades, meaning that more people are living longer after undergoing surgical and medical interventions. This has led to the emergence ...

I started future-proofing in my mid-40s. I knew menopause was coming, and I needed some way to have the upper hand—to pretend I had control over the inevitable outcome of aging in a female body. It ...

I used to think kegels were only done for the sake of stronger orgasms. I’m not sure I’d ever truly done one—or at least done one properly—until last summer. By that point, I’d been peeing in my pants ...

This form of physical therapy targets the muscles of the pelvic floor, which can play a crucial role in both bowel and bladder function. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal ...

Exercises designed to strengthen your pelvic floor may help treat some cases of chronic constipation. Chronic constipation is a common digestive issue that can significantly affect your quality of ...