04/26/2023
Time for a shift! Let’s expand our language, and start discussing pelvic health, not pelvic floors. A focus on a muscle group, well, keeps the conversation on the muscle group. This limits how folks interpret needs that involve the pelvic floor - incontinence, pelvic pain, prolapse, pain with s*x. The pelvic floor is seen as both the only source, and the solution to the these needs. A shift in language fosters a shift in thought. Understanding the range of both direct and indirect factors that play into these issues, broadens both our investigation of other contributing considerations AND our options to intervene. We can consider
* pressure systems
* muscular interrelationships
* exercise habits
* lack of exercise
* social supports and influences
* sleep
* stress
* And more
When we shift these are no longer only a pelvic floor issue: isolated. It is a whole person issue with a broader approach and understanding: integrated.
