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

Pelvic floor dysfunction may be the underlying cause of some women's pain.

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

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.

* Pelvic floor dysfunction

* Pelvic floor muscle disorder

* 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.

* Pelvic floor muscle disorder

* Pelvic floor exercise, also known as Kegel exercise

* Pelvic floor dysfunction

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

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

Pelvic ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging performed and interpreted by a radiologist can often, but not invariably, locate the testes while confirming absence of a uterus.

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.

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.

He published the substance of his communications to the Academy in 1706 under the title of Adversaria anatomica, the first of a series by which he became favorably known throughout Europe as an accurate anatomist ; the book included Observations of the Larynx, the Lachrymal Apparatus, and the Pelvic Organs in the Female.

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 ).

* 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 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.

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

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.

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

" 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.

Most major IC / BPS clinics now evaluate the pelvic floor and / or refer patients directly to a physical therapist for a prompt treatment of pelvic floor muscle tension or weakness.

Tender trigger points — small, tight, hyperirritable bundles of muscle — may also be found in the pelvic floor.

Tongue-large muscle on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing and swallowing.

Its dome-shaped roof is the thoracic diaphragm ( a thin sheet of muscle under the lungs ), and its oblique floor is the pelvic inlet ( the superior opening of the pelvis ).

* Kegel exerciser, also known as vaginal barbells or jugglers are designed to improve muscle tone in the pelvic floor, and can be used for sexual pleasure as well as enhancing vaginal response.

The tongue is skeletal muscle on the floor of the mouth that manipulates food for chewing ( mastication ) and swallowing ( deglutition ).

The fibers pass downward and backward to the middle line of the floor of the pelvis ; the most posterior are inserted into the side of the last two segments of the coccyx ; those placed more anteriorly unite with the muscle of the opposite side, in a median fibrous raphé ( anococcygeal raphé ), which extends between the coccyx and the margin of the anus.

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Its floor is formed by the pectineus and adductor longus muscles medially and iliopsoas muscle laterally.

The perineometer, which is inserted into the vagina to monitor pelvic floor muscle contraction, satisfies all the requirements of a biofeedback device and enhances the effectiveness of popular Kegel exercises.

In teleosts, by contrast, a muscle projects from a vascular structure in the floor of the eye, called the falciform process, and serves to pull the lens backwards from the relaxed position to focus on distant objects.

Traditionally, physicians have used episiotomies in an effort to lessen perineal trauma, minimize postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction by reducing anal sphincter muscle damage, reduce the loss of blood during delivery, and protect against neonatal trauma.

The aim of Kegel exercises is to improve muscle tone by strengthening the pubococcygeus muscles of the pelvic floor.

A pelvic toning device ( generically referred to as a Kegel exerciser, pelvic floor toner, pelvic floor muscle toner or pelvic toner ) is a medical or pseudo-medical device designed to help women exercise their pelvic floor muscle and improve the muscle tone of the pubococcygeal or vaginal muscle.