The Wide World of Incontinence — incontinence exercises

  PELVIC FLOOR: The pelvic floor is a region of muscles that encompass and can be described or depicted as a sling or hammock of muscles stretching from the pubic bone to the tailbone and are responsible for supporting the pelvic floor area. In females, pelvic floor muscles support the womb or uterus, bladder and bowel. In a male the pelvic floor muscles support the bladder and the bowel. Some of the common causes of the weakening of pelvic floor muscles are: For females, the pelvic floor can be weakened due to supporting the weight of the uterus during pregnancy....

PELVIC FLOOR: What contributes to the weakening of pelvic floor muscles The pelvic floor is a region of muscles that encompass and can be described or depicted as a sling or hammock of muscles stretching from the pubic bone to the tailbone and are responsible for supporting the pelvic floor area. In females, pelvic floor muscles support the womb or uterus, bladder and bowel. In a male the pelvic floor muscles support the bladder and the bowel.     For females, the pelvic floor can be weakened due to supporting the weight of the uterus during pregnancy. A vaginal childbirth...