09/09/2026
So your pelvic floor is strong but how's the coordination?
Do you know if it's doing what it should be doing and at the right time?
Think back to before you had your baby, or before you noticed pelvic floor dysfunction. You probably never thought about your pelvic floor when you exercised. It just existed in the background doing its job
But somewhere along the way it got a little confused, pregnancy changes, birth injury, a poor movement pattern in a sport, over gripping due to instability, etc
You can have 5/5 strength and still leak or have pressure or pain due to poor coordination
This is why training and therapy need to build you to the tasks you want to perform. Sports demand variety, the ability to react quickly, change directions, generate power, bursts of speeds
That's hard to achieve with just basic exercises. If it doesn't challenge you the way your sport does, it's a stepping stone, not the finish line
I meet a lot of women who find that therapy ends with some progress but not a full return to what they love. When they describe their care I often feel like there's a lot of rocks that were left unturned. Insurance cut off care too soon, packed schedules limiting access, frustrations with hitting ceilings, lack of sports training knowledge, all get reported.
Athletes deserve care that looks at rehab from all angles, inside and outside the pelvis
