#pelvicmuscles

pc: @ohmibod

Women may lose pelvic muscle strength that leads to rectal prolapse. The three main reasons for pelvic muscles to become weak in women are pregnancy, vaginal child birth and age. Rectal prolapse occurs when supportive tissues within the pelvic floor and around the bowel or rectum stretch beyond their limit and lose their elasticity. Supportive tissues that lose their elasticity after pregnancy or childbirth may become thin, floppy and weak. The strength and function of pelvic floor muscles is the ultimate factor that can determine which yoga exercises may be suitable to the individual. It is possible to rehabilitate pelvic floor muscles with customised yoga exercises. Yoga exercises to strength pelvic muscles, when done properly, can assist women with rectal prolapse by improving pelvic floor support and alleviate or even eliminate prolapse symptoms in mild to moderate grades of rectal prolapse. Whereas, pelvic floor connective tissues that have failed and stretched beyond their normal limits, have lost their tensile strength and cannot recover with exercise.

pc: @whoregasmic2