Promote pelvic floor health - through improving the functional use of the pelvic.

Pelvic floor is the common term describing a group of muscles that form a bowl-like shape within the base of your pelvis. In a woman three openings penetrate this band of muscles - the urethra, the vagina and the anus. When people refer to the pelvic floor they are often referring collectively to the muscles of the pelvic diaphragm, the urogenital diaphragm and muscles of the perineal region.

The pelvic floor has several important functions. As the floor of your abdominal cavity it provides support to vital organs including the small and large intestines, stomach, bladder, liver and kidneys. This support also helps to prevent (or reverse) the prolapse of a pelvic organ i.e. When the bladder, rectum or uterus pushes onto or drops through the pelvic diaphragm. Pelvic floor tone is important in the care of your back as it contributes to the internal muscular support for your spine. Your pelvic floor muscles are responsible for your bowel and bladder control. They also help during birth to turn and guide your baby down the birth canal. Then of course there's the sexual function with the pelvic floor muscles being directly responsible for the amount of sensation that women (and their men) feel during intercourse.

All of these factors together make for quite a strong argument that it is worth taking notice of the humble pelvic floor!