Pelvic floor physical therapists share the best exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor. Here's how to do them.

You've probably heard at some point that pregnancy and childbirth affect your pelvic floor. It’s mentioned almost casually, lumped in with stretch marks and swollen ankles, as a pregnancy side effect ...

Most people will do almost anything to avoid talking about what happens below the waist. Blair Duthu has built an 18-year career on getting them to open up anyway. Duthu, a board-certified pelvic ...

SARAH PERCY LOUNGES against a pillow in the soft glow of a lamp, blonde hair in a messy bun, yellow T-shirt rumpled. She speaks directly into the phone that she’s holding up in front of her face.

SARAH PERCY LOUNGES against a pillow in the soft glow of a lamp, blonde hair in a messy bun, yellow T-shirt rumpled. She speaks directly into the phone that she’s holding up in front of her face.

When Martin Seligman, bestselling author, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and one of the most influential figures in the field, became a psychologist in the mid-1960s, the ...

Your pelvic floor muscles need to be strengthened just like any other muscles in your body. And some core exercises engage the pelvic floor muscles, too. Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles at the ...

I was settling into one of those airport activity tables with high stools and electric outlets at my flight’s gate, waiting for the agent to announce boarding, when I felt a gathering storm at the ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen/The Athletic; Icon Sportswire/Getty, Leila Coker/Getty “We don’t give it the time of day,” says pelvic floor physiotherapist Emma Brockwell. “If you look at any journal ...

Dr. Alison Ankiewicz specializes in pelvic health, helping women manage cancer-related pelvic issues through hands-on techniques, exercises, and emotional support. Collaboration with oncologists, ...

Corporate leaders and billionaires are often viewed as visionaries and wealth creators. But beneath the surface, many are trapped in an invisible financial crisis—one rooted not in market volatility ...