Many people struggle with pelvic floor dysfunction. Issues with the layer of muscles at the bottom of the pelvis can cause gynecologic, colorectal and urologic symptoms that many people don’t realize are connected. Pelvic floor dysfunction is an overarching term for muscle weakness or incompetent muscle contractions in the pelvic floor. At Piedmont Colorectal Associates, […]
Category: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Low Back Pain Could be a Warning Sign of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 60-70 percent of the population experiences low back pain at some point in their life. In many cases, it’s challenging to identify the cause, but some women and men may find that their low back pain is a clue that pelvic floor dysfunction may be happening too, especially […]