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 ...

A treatment for problems related to your pelvic floor, this therapy includes exercises and techniques to help ease your pain, discomfort, and disruptions to your quality of life. It’s made up of ...

Phleboliths are tiny calcifications (masses of calcium) located within a vein. They are sometimes called “vein stones.” The phlebolith starts as a blood clot and hardens over time with calcium. When ...

What Is Your Pelvic Floor? The pelvic floor is a set of muscles that support many of your organs. In people with uteruses, it supports the uterus, bladder, and colon. In people with penises, it ...

Are you paying attention to your pelvic floor health? The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and nerves that form a "supportive hammock" from the back, through the tailbone, lower abdominal area and ...

Pelvic floor exercises may help constipation. Pelvic floor exercises help strengthen the pelvic floor, which may help support bowel movements. Issues with the pelvic floor muscles and nerves may cause ...

A pelvic fracture is a break in one or more of the bones in the pelvis. This includes the sacrum, coccyx, ilium, ischium, and pubis. The type of pelvic fracture a person has may depend on the trauma ...

Physical trainers and rehabilitation specialists are increasingly focusing on a critical but often neglected muscle group that could be the key to improved core strength, better posture, and reduced ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and past president of the Florida Urological Society. The heart keeps our blood flowing, the gut processes ...

Pelvic floor problems can occur in many forms for both men and women. Fecal or urinary leakage and pelvic pain—are all common pelvic floor problems. The pelvic floor encompasses the muscles, ligaments ...