Pelvic floor dysfunction is a fairly new area of specialty for physical therapists world wide.

:* Pelvic floor muscles-to maintain the anorectal angle when contracted

Pelvic floor muscle exercises can improve sexual dysfunction caused by neuropathy.

Pelvic surgery using the " perineal approach " ( between the anus and coccyx ) is an established cause of damage to the pelvic floor.

Pelvic floor exercise ( PFE ), also known as Kegel exercises, may improve the tone and function of the pelvic floor muscles, which is of particular benefit for women ( and less commonly men ) who experience stress urinary incontinence.

Pelvic floor muscle tone may be estimated using a perineometer, which measures the pressure within the vagina.

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* Pelvic Floor Video Video with overview of pelvic floor muscles and related physical therapy exercises

* Pelvic Floor Exercises blog: how to exercise pelvic floor muscles

Pelvic floor dysfunction refers to a wide range of issues that occur when muscles of the pelvic floor are weak, tight, or there is an impairment of the sacroiliac joint, lower back, coccyx, or hip joints.

Pelvic floor dysfunction may include any of a group of clinical conditions that includes urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, sensory and emptying abnormalities of the lower urinary tract, defecatory dysfunction, sexual dysfunction and several chronic pain syndromes, including vulvodynia.

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* Pelvic floor exercise, also known as Kegel exercise

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* Pelvic floor disorder or Postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction, a group of clinical conditions

In women, the signs and symptoms are discharge from vagina, burning or pain when urinating, anal or oral infections, abdominal pain, or abnormal vaginal bleeding, which may be an indication that the infection has progressed to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.

Pelvic examination may reveal an ovarian or abdominal mass.

This condition may cause blood in the urine < STRONG > Ureteral Pelvic Junction Obstruction ( UPJ ) / Ureteral Obstruction </ STRONG >

Pelvic fins may have a cream colored leading edge with dark spots.

The Pelvic Pain Urgency / Frequency ( PUF ) Patient Survey, created by C. Lowell Parsons, is a short questionnaire that will help physicians identify if pelvic pain could be coming from the bladder.

Pelvic fins are absent, and relatively small pectoral fin can be found near the midline, followed the head and gill-covers.

It is also known as Pick disease and PiD ( not to be confused with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease ( PID ) or Parkinson's Disease ( PD )).

Pelvic and cranial features are considered to be more reliable indicators of biological sex.

Pregnancy related Pelvic Girdle Pain is a significant musculoskeletal disorder that begins in pregnancy and for some women last for years.

In 2007, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ( NIDDK ) began using the umbrella term Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes ( UCPPS ) to refer to pain syndromes associated with the bladder ( i. e. interstitial cystitis / bladder pain syndrome, IC / BPS ) and the prostate gland ( i. e. Chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome ).

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Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback ( PMDB ) encompasses " elimination disorders and chronic pelvic pain syndromes.

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* Pelvic Myoneuropathy-a new explanation for painful bladder.

Pelvic inflammatory disease ( or disorder ) ( PID ) is a term for inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and / or ovaries as it progresses to scar formation with adhesions to nearby tissues and organs.

Pelvic inflammatory disease is more likely to occur when there is a history of pelvic inflammatory disease, recent sexual contact, recent onset of menses, or an IUD in place or if the partner has a sexually transmitted infection.

Pelvic and vaginal ultrasounds are helpful in the differential diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy of over six weeks.

Pelvic inflammatory disease results if N. gonorrhoeae travels into the pelvic peritoneum ( via the cervix, endometrium and fallopian tubes ).

Pelvic lipomatosis: a condition simulating pelvic neoplasm.

Uterine prolapse ( or Pelvic organ prolapse ) occurs when the female pelvic organs fall from their normal position, into or through the vagina.

Pelvic splanchnic nerves are the primary source for parasympathetic innervation.

Pelvic physical therapy involves both external and internal modalities.

" The BCIA didactic education requirement includes a 28-hour course from a regionally-accredited academic institution or a BCIA-approved training program that covers the complete Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback Blueprint of Knowledge and study of human anatomy and physiology.

The Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback areas include: I.

Pelvic Floor Anatomy, Assessment, and Clinical Procedures, III.

Clinical Disorders: Bowel Dysfunction, and V. Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes.