Self assessment of the pelvic floor - Pelvic Floor Anatomy and how do I do a Kegal?

Описание: The pelvic floor is a sling like muscle at the base of the pelvis that goes from the tailbone (back of pelvis) right to the pubic symphysis (front of pelvis). You can think of these muscles like a sling/hammock - they hold everything up. You have two layers of the pelvic floor muscles working to achieve this function. The deep layer of your pelvic floor, collectively known as levator ani, that is literally at the floor or base of the pelvis and the superficial (outside) layer which surrounds the entrance of the vagina and anus. Your hip/glute muscles (obturator internus and piriformis) form part of the outside (lateral) walls that help to support the pelvic cavity.

Your pelvic floor is what is responsible for holding up your internal/pelvic organs (think bladder, bowel, uterus), for ensuring you can control your bladder and bowel (so you don’t wee, fart or poo when you don’t want to) and for sexual pleasure and function. For all these functions we need the pelvic floor to be able to contract and relax appropriately. We also need it to hold a level of resting tone, which allows us to be supported when at rest, and this level of tone needs to not be too low and not too high.

In the case of pelvic pain, and difficulty with penetration, often the pelvic floor muscles have a high level of resting tone. This can make achieving pain free, enjoyable penetration difficult and sometimes impossible!

00:00 Intro
00:10 Intro to the superficial Pelvic Floor
01:00 Intro to the deep pelvic floor
02:01 How to assess your own pelvic floor

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