You know you need to work on your pelvic floor.
But how much do you know about what’s going on down there?
One in four American women have a pelvic floor disorder causing symptoms like bladder and bowel incontinence, pelvic pain or sexual dysfunction.
And many never even thought about their pelvic floor muscles until they stopped functioning properly, typically after the changes brought by pregnancy and menopause.
Understanding the causes of your pelvic floor dysfunction is critical to guiding the exercise and lifestyle changes that will aid your recovery.
Women experience similar symptoms that are rooted in different causes.
For example, one has bladder leaks because her pelvic floor is too weak, and another because her muscles are too tight—making for drastically different exercise recommendations.
In addition to pelvic floor exercise classes, the Vagercise course includes dozens of easy-to-follow educational classes taught by pelvic floor physical therapists.
Get started with classes like Pelvic Floor 101 and the Pelvic Floor Assessment, which helps you determine whether your pelvic floor is weak, tight or both.
Take the Core Essentials, Breathing Essentials and Posture Essentials classes to understand how these factors alone impact your pelvic floor.
Personalize your pelvic floor education by choosing the Vagercise classes specific to your symptoms.
The classes cover causes, treatment and exercise class recommendations for:
- Bladder Leaks, including stress incontinence from sneezing, coughing or exercise and urge incontinence, or leaking on the way to the bathroom
- Pelvic Pain and Tension, including pain with penetration, bladder leaks and lower body pain
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse, an issue in which organs have dropped into the vagina, causing a feeling of heaviness or pressure and other issues like incontinence
- Diastasis Recti, the separation of your abdominal muscles after pregnancy, which can be accompanied by incontinence and low back pain
- Pooping Problems, including constipation and fecal leakage that can be caused by pelvic floor tension or weakness
- Lower Body Pain, reviewing how tension in your back, hips and tailbone might be related to your pelvic floor
Understanding what's going on your body is the first step toward recovering from pelvic floor dysfunction. Start reclaiming your health with Vagercise today.
