Why Multitasking Is Hurting Your Pelvic Floor

You're a mom, so the thought of having enough private time to pee and then blow your nose after you're done probably doesn't happen too often. Plus, since you're a master at multi-tasking, I bet you opt to blow your nose while peeing -- saves on time and you only have to wash your hands once. I get it. But this is actually really bad for your pelvic floor and can create that embarrassing sneeze-pee no woman wants. In fact, nearly 50% of the women I see have a pelvic floor that is strong but doesn't function correctly. In other words, the automatic response of the pelvic floor has reversed so when air leave the lunges, when they blow out their pelvic floor relaxes down instead of tightening up. Don't worry, though, this can be fixed. Here's a bit of background: When you inhale (breathe in), your lungs fill with air and your diaphragm expands down into your abdominal cavity. (The diaphragm is a large muscle that sits under the ribcage and facilitates breathing.) This creates pressure down on your pelvic floor, and your pelvic floor naturally responds to the pressure by going down. Then, when you exhale (breathe out), your diaphragm comes up, air comes out and your pelvic floor naturally comes up (think kegel). If this is reversed, when you exhale, your pelvic floor goes the wrong way! It goes down or relaxes instead of going up like it's supposed to. This is terrible for someone suffering from sneeze-pee or someone experiencing a little leakage when they laugh or cough. S...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news