The Importance of Pelvic Floor Health

While its dysfunction can yield uncomfortable and potentially embarrassing symptoms, our pelvic floor can be strengthened with the right habits and exercises.
The Importance of Pelvic Floor Health
Male and female pelvic floors. Shutterstock
Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
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Have you ever been out with friends, laughing a bit too hard—when suddenly, a little pee escapes? Or maybe a sneeze catches you off guard with the same embarrassing result? Does the thought of running, lifting weights, or jumping on a trampoline make you break out in a cold sweat? If this sounds all too familiar, you’re not alone—millions are right there with you.

Welcome to your pelvic floor.

Emma Suttie
Emma Suttie
D.Ac, AP
Emma is an acupuncture physician and has written extensively about health for multiple publications over the past decade. She is now a health reporter for The Epoch Times, covering Eastern medicine, nutrition, trauma, and lifestyle medicine.
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