Sara Reardon

Now it's called pelvic health, but it was just talking about how a woman's body changes and how muscles influence that, like everything from giving birth to exercise, but also just sex and peeing and pooping and periods. And I was like, I've never heard of muscles controlling those things, but it made so much sense. And then I loved understanding my own body as a woman.

Now it's called pelvic health, but it was just talking about how a woman's body changes and how muscles influence that, like everything from giving birth to exercise, but also just sex and peeing and pooping and periods. And I was like, I've never heard of muscles controlling those things, but it made so much sense. And then I loved understanding my own body as a woman.

And then when I started kind of practicing in the field, even as a student, I said, I really love educating other women about their bodies. And I think for all of them, this light bulb would just go off of like, oh, this is just muscles. It's not like something super weird or scary or foreign. It's just muscles. And then to see them get better with just exercises and movement and

And then when I started kind of practicing in the field, even as a student, I said, I really love educating other women about their bodies. And I think for all of them, this light bulb would just go off of like, oh, this is just muscles. It's not like something super weird or scary or foreign. It's just muscles. And then to see them get better with just exercises and movement and

And physical therapy changed their lives. And I was like, this is exactly what I want to do. And so I started eight years ago in the field and I've bounced around to a couple of different cities and states, but it's all that I've ever done. And I still practice in a clinic today, seeing women and men.

And physical therapy changed their lives. And I was like, this is exactly what I want to do. And so I started eight years ago in the field and I've bounced around to a couple of different cities and states, but it's all that I've ever done. And I still practice in a clinic today, seeing women and men.

I only do pelvic floor therapy. So the way that we assess the pelvic floor, and I think that this is really the mystical part of it is- Yeah. These muscles are kind of deep in your pelvis. So when you think about the bones that we all have, like you put your hands on your hips and you're on your hip bones, but that's really the top part of your pelvis.

I only do pelvic floor therapy. So the way that we assess the pelvic floor, and I think that this is really the mystical part of it is- Yeah. These muscles are kind of deep in your pelvis. So when you think about the bones that we all have, like you put your hands on your hips and you're on your hip bones, but that's really the top part of your pelvis.

You put your hands kind of in the lower front part, that's your pubic bone, and then you've got your tailbone in the back. At the bottom of that bowl of bones is a basket of muscles, and that's what we call your pelvic floor muscles. And those muscles support your pelvic organs. All bodies have them, men and women and kids, everyone.

You put your hands kind of in the lower front part, that's your pubic bone, and then you've got your tailbone in the back. At the bottom of that bowl of bones is a basket of muscles, and that's what we call your pelvic floor muscles. And those muscles support your pelvic organs. All bodies have them, men and women and kids, everyone.

So those muscles support your bladder, which hold urine, your balls, which hold stool. In the male, they hold the prostate. In the female, they hold the uterus and ovaries. These muscles support growing babies during pregnancy. They support your spine. They hold in pee and poop. They help with erections, ejaculation, orgasm, sexual activity, the passageway for menstruation. So

So those muscles support your bladder, which hold urine, your balls, which hold stool. In the male, they hold the prostate. In the female, they hold the uterus and ovaries. These muscles support growing babies during pregnancy. They support your spine. They hold in pee and poop. They help with erections, ejaculation, orgasm, sexual activity, the passageway for menstruation. So

I mean, they're so important, yet we don't talk about them. And we also don't even know they exist until we start having a problem in this area. And so that's really the story behind Florida is I wanted people to understand their bodies. I focused more on women, all on women in the book. That's who I have more experience treating.

I mean, they're so important, yet we don't talk about them. And we also don't even know they exist until we start having a problem in this area. And so that's really the story behind Florida is I wanted people to understand their bodies. I focused more on women, all on women in the book. That's who I have more experience treating.

And they also just experience more pelvic floor problems than men because they have a vagina. So yeah, these muscles kind of influence all of those things. And that's what we help with in physical therapy.

And they also just experience more pelvic floor problems than men because they have a vagina. So yeah, these muscles kind of influence all of those things. And that's what we help with in physical therapy.

Oh my gosh. Yes. So many men have pelvic floor issues like pain, sexual dysfunction. It could be anything from premature ejaculation, difficulty maintaining erections, painful orgasm to pooping problems, painful bowel movements, rectal pain, tailbone pain. I mean, so much.

Oh my gosh. Yes. So many men have pelvic floor issues like pain, sexual dysfunction. It could be anything from premature ejaculation, difficulty maintaining erections, painful orgasm to pooping problems, painful bowel movements, rectal pain, tailbone pain. I mean, so much.

Absolutely. So these are muscles like any other muscles in your body. They can get tight and tense, like we maybe get in our neck and shoulders, right? And that could be from posture, that could be from stress, could be from weightlifting, and whatever it is, the muscles respond in a way that causes tension, and maybe we get neck pain and headaches. The same thing can happen in your pelvic floor.

Absolutely. So these are muscles like any other muscles in your body. They can get tight and tense, like we maybe get in our neck and shoulders, right? And that could be from posture, that could be from stress, could be from weightlifting, and whatever it is, the muscles respond in a way that causes tension, and maybe we get neck pain and headaches. The same thing can happen in your pelvic floor.