The pelvic floor muscles run, like a muscular trampoline, from the tailbone (coccyx) to the pubic bone (front to back) and from one sitting bone to the other sitting bone (side to side). Although the pelvic floor is hidden from view, it can be consciously controlled and therefore trained, just like any other muscle in your body.

The pelvic floor has unique innervation and is never completely at rest, which helps us maintain continence but also comes with certain consequences in the face of dysfunction and treatment options.

- Pelvic and spinal (trunk) stability
- Increase in intra-abdominal pressure for function (to cough)
- Supports the pelvic organs to prevent prolapse
- Anal support during defecation, eccentric relaxation to allow defecation
- Anal closure after defecation
- Bladder inhibition to control the urge to void
- Urethral closure pressure to prevent leaking of urine
- Sexual function