{"id":31473,"date":"2021-06-15T14:48:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T12:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dimann.com\/non-categorizzato\/pelvic-floor-things-and-how-it-influences-a-womans-life\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T09:29:10","slug":"pelvic-floor-things-and-how-it-influences-a-womans-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimann.com\/en\/magazine-en\/wellness\/pelvic-floor-things-and-how-it-influences-a-womans-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelvic floor health in women: symptoms, causes, care"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. When do you have a pelvic floor problem? What are the consequences?<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Pelvic floor hypotonia<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Pelvic floor hypertone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Friend, you don’t know how many women don’t have a clue what it is, yet in the endless conversations that are generated on our social media<\/a>, it’s now a regular topic.<\/em><\/p>\n

    The pelvic floor is a set of muscles between the pelvic bones or within the pelvic cavity (in correspondence with the bones that make up the pelvis).<\/p>\n

    Let’s talk about it!<\/strong>
    \nLetme explain why the pelvic floor is important and why you should pay attention to it<\/em> (I’ll list a few red flags you might recognize in yourself).<\/p>\n

    Let’s start with its function.<\/p>\n

    Imagine a cradle: the pelvic floor muscles develop from the pubic bone down to the coccyx (the last bone at the bottom of the spine) and thus support the pelvic organs (bladder, uterus, vagina, anus, and rectum).<\/p>\n

    I speak of support<\/em> because without the pelvic floor, we would be completely incontinent, and all the pelvic organs would relax so much that they would spill out of the cavity in which they are contained.<\/p>\n


    \nIn short: It would be a TOTAL disaster!<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The most important part of a woman’s well-being is the deepest part of the pelvic floor, which supports the bladder, uterus, and rectum.<\/p>\n

    Its muscles work so hard to ensure that:<\/p>\n

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    1. Urinary and fecal continence<\/strong>. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to hold our urine or feces.<\/li>\n
    2. Pelvic static<\/strong> prevents the supported organs from prolapsing (i.e., the exit of the organs from their natural location).
      \nIn other words, the bladder, the uterus, and the rectum must remain in their seat even after all the stresses that come from above and despite the force of gravity.
      \nFor example, every time you cough, sneeze, sing, stand up, sit down, lift weights, lung dilation originates, the diaphragm lowers and pushes on the internal organs. Just to prevent damage to the pelvic organs, the pelvic muscles perform a small contraction and then a release;<\/li>\n
    3. sexual pleasure<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      When do you have a pelvic floor problem? What are the consequences?<\/h2>\n

      Throughout a woman’s life, there may be events that contribute to altered pelvic floor function.<\/em>.<\/p>\n

      Direct or indirect trauma, surgery, pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, or a continuous state of tension can potentially change the pelvic floor’s normal condition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Depending on the cause, the pelvic floor muscles may become overly contracted(overtones<\/em>) or overly relaxed(hypotones<\/em>). Either condition is called pelvic floor dysfunction<\/em>.<\/p>\n

      A physiotherapist or midwife specializing in pelvic floor rehabilitation can diagnose pelvic floor dysfunction by following a careful assessment.<\/p>\n

      HALT!<\/strong><\/p>\n

      I often hear myself saying, “no, but I felt nothing wrong” or “I don’t think that’s my case.”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

      Friend, we can’t go by instinct: pelvic floor dysfunction is serious and REALLY needs specialist support.<\/p>\n

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      Pelvic floor hypotonia<\/span><\/h3>\n

      An overly relaxed pelvic floor<\/strong> generates two major phenomena: prolapse and incontinence.<\/p>\n

      From a gynecological point of view, the uterus, the bladder, and the rectum could “move” from their seats just because the pelvic floor muscles do not adequately support them.<\/p>\n

      Not to be outdone, decreased sensitivity may also alter our ability to orgasm during intercourse.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      From a urinary tract perspective, pelvic floor hypotonia causes incontinence:<\/p>\n

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      1. By stress<\/em>, when it appears because of abdominal pressure (after a sneeze, when running, jumping, etc.)<\/li>\n
      2. When it‘<\/em>s accompanied by a very strong urge to pee.<\/li>\n
      3. And in mixed form<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Incontinence and prolapse could, in the most unfortunate cases, also affect the rectal area.<\/p>\n

        What to do before hypotonia can ruin your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n

        With the help of the specialist, you will work on strengthening the muscles through the so-called Kegel exercises<\/a>, which involve a series of targeted muscle contractions.<\/p>\n

        Warning: never start alone!<\/em><\/p>\n

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        Pelvic floor hypertone<\/span><\/h3>\n

        When there is pelvic floor hypertone<\/em>caused by muscle overactivity<\/strong>, the following can happen:<\/p>\n