Day 3- Pelvic floor

Question 1

What are the functions of the pelvic floor?

Answer 1

supportive
sphincteric
sexual
lymphatic

Question 2

Where could the deep pelvic floor muscles (coccygeous and obdurator internus) refer?

Answer 2

Butt, coccyx, urethra, vagina, posterior thigh

Question 3

Where could the abdominal muscles refer pain to?

Answer 3

Bilateral symptoms, heartburn, genital, groin

Question 4

What aggravates pelvic floor symptoms?

Answer 4

lifting
exercise/activity
prolongued sitting

Question 5

What could ease pelvic floor symptoms?

Answer 5

heat/warm bath

rest

Question 6

What might you palpate if you expect pelvic floor dysfunction?

Answer 6

iliopsoas
hip adductors
abdominals
gluteals
scar mobility
diastasis rectus abdominus

Question 7

What ROM may be impaired with pelvic floor dysfunction?

Answer 7

hip IR
hip abduction
hip extension

Question 8

What questions might you ask to screen for pelvic floor dysfunction?

Answer 8

• Incontinence?
• Changes to your bowel and bladder function? Frequency or urgency?
• Constipation or straining?
• Pain during intercourse?

Question 9

Which outcome measures should you be particularly familiar with?

Answer 9

• Modified ODI (oswestry disability index)
• NDI (neck disability index)
• Tampa scale of kinesiophobia (TSK)