WHAT IS PELVIC FLOOR?
The pelvic floor or pelvic diaphragm is composed of muscle fibers of the levator ani, the coccygeus muscle, and associated connective tissue which span the area underneath the pelvis…
FUNCTIONS
It is important in providing support for pelvic viscera (organs), e.g. the bladder, intestines, the uterus (in females), and in maintenance of continence as part of the urinary and analsphincters…
WHY THE PELVIC FLOOR IS SO IMPORTANT
In addition to providing support to the bladder, bowel, uterus (and womb in the case of pregnant women) the pelvic floor gives a person control over when they empty their bladder or bowel…