If you’ve ever experienced a feeling of heaviness in your pelvic area, you know how uncomfortable—and worrying—it can be. While many underlying causes can be easily resolved, others may require more ...

Pelvic pain is discomfort in the area below your belly button and above your upper thigh. Pain in the pelvic area is often related to your reproductive organs. But it can stem from problems with your ...

Learn how to effectively strengthen your pelvic floor with targeted core exercises. Physical therapists share moves to improve bladder function, sexual health, and reduce back pain.

Pelvic floor health includes issues such as sexual dysfunction and problems with pooping and peeing. Physical therapist Elizabeth Akincilar has been a pelvic floor health specialist for over 20 years.

Exercises designed to strengthen your pelvic floor may help treat some cases of chronic constipation. Chronic constipation is a common digestive issue that can significantly affect your quality of ...

Dr. Alison Ankiewicz specializes in pelvic health, helping women manage cancer-related pelvic issues through hands-on techniques, exercises, and emotional support. Collaboration with oncologists, ...

You’ve probably never heard of pelvic floor physical therapy before, and that’s a shame: It’s an extremely helpful treatment option for a variety of difficult medical conditions. Your pelvic floor ...

Pregnancy can be pretty rough. From puffed-up ankles, to backaches, sore boobs, and the not-so-glamorous reality of morning sickness… it’s a lot. And just when you think it can’t get more ...

Alison Ankiewicz explains how pelvic physical therapy restores tissue, sexual function and emotional confidence for patients after cancer treatment. Alison Ankiewicz, a pelvic health specialist with ...

Mandy Funk, 37, remembers when her body began to betray her. As a college junior, she began to have episodes in which her body would act as if it were aroused for no reason. Sometimes, she says, it ...