Functional Pelvic Floor Anatomy

By Kelly Dean

The pelvic floor is a network of muscles that create the "floor of your core". Everyone one has pelvic floor muscles and they are essential for structural and postural support in everything we do throughout the day. Lack of understanding or complete misunderstanding of how these muscles function lead to neglect and misuse and as a result can lead to a lot of avoidable issues. We know that simply understanding the design and function of these muscles can change everything. So let's gain a better understanding together!

Make it functional

Elongate to cough, sneeze, yell and sing. There is such a beautiful co-contraction between the transverse abdominis and the pelvic diaphragm. When we elongate, we align the pelvis and rib cage and activate the transverse. This sets the stage for the pelvic floor to lift and support the pelvic organs when there is extra pressure needed to have a forced expiration (breath out), like when coughing, sneezing, yelling and singing.

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