Body mobility and pelvic floor health - how are they linked?

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Written by: Maternity Sports Academy. Commercial partnership.

Mobility is one of the basic features of our body, and it is good to maintain and develop it. Good and adequate mobility of joints, tendons and muscles makes it easier to move around and go about our daily lives. Everyone knows the feeling of being stuck and lacking mobility - feeling stiff, stiff and even sore.

Mobility is also an important part of pelvic floor health and various pelvic floor problems can be caused by body tightness and poor mobility.

Connection of the pelvic floor to the rest of the body

The pelvic floor muscles are located inside the pelvic bones, lower down in the pelvis, and support the internal organs. The pelvic floor muscles have many important functions, such as holding the body together, influencing sexual function, supporting important organs and being part of the deep support of the torso.

The pelvic floor works as part of a larger whole and therefore body tensions also affect the pelvic floor. The hip flexors, glutes, thigh extensors and abdominal muscles are in close proximity to the pelvic floor and are part of the same musculoskeletal structures. If there is tightness, stiffness or limited mobility in these muscle groups, the symptoms can be seen in the pelvic floor.

Typical pelvic floor symptoms

There are many pelvic floor symptoms caused by tightness, the most typical of which is a variety of painful sensations in the pelvis and pelvic floor. Sometimes, numbness may also be a symptom, as well as various bladder and bowel dysfunctions.

When starting to maintain the pelvic floor, it is important to pay attention to increasing the mobility of the whole body. The whole body benefits from a variety of mobility exercises, and you rarely regret doing them afterwards - quite the opposite!

As mobility improves, blood circulation and metabolism increase throughout the pelvis and pelvic floor area, improving pelvic floor function - retention, sexual sensations and body support.

Breathing is an important part of mobility training and it is not a good idea to hold your breath during movements and thus try to tolerate the sensations of the exercise. So next time you do mobility exercises, take relaxed breathing with you. Lower yourself into the stretch and think of breathing towards your lower back and abdomen, your sides and your pelvic floor. Breathe where you feel pain and let your body relax - you're guaranteed to notice a difference in your body's flexibility and improve your pelvic floor wellbeing at the same time.