What is the pelvic floor?
The pelvic floor refers to the muscles and tissues that run like a hammock between your pubic bone in front and the base of your spinal column in back. The pelvic floor supports your bladder, rectum, uterus, and other internal organs. Bands of pelvic floor muscles surround your vagina, your anus, and the tube that carries urine from your bladder.
The pelvic floor is a “sling” of muscles which support the abdominal organs, including the uterus, urinary bladder the urethra, and the rectum. It normally tightens to help control the release of urine from the bladder, but can become weakened through childbirth or obesity, or become thinner through lowering of estrogen levels after menopause. This weakening is often associated with stress incontinence.
