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This Halloween, let’s talk about the real ā€œtricksā€ our pelvic floor can play:

šŸ¬ Sudden leaks when you laugh, cough, or sneezešŸ¬ Spooky tension or pain down belowšŸ¬ That haunting pressure of trying to stay hard or not cum too soon

The treat? With the right support, you can turn those ā€œtricksā€ around:

ā¤ļø Learning to relax, release, and coordinate those squeezesā¤ļø Building confidence and control with everyday movementā¤ļø Feeling safer and more at ease in your body

While the kiddos load up on candy, give yourself the sweetest treat of all—a healthy, happy pelvic floor.

What’s one thing you’ve learned here that’s been a ā€œtreatā€ for your pelvic floor or sexual health? I can’t wait to sink šŸ§›šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø into your answers.

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Danny Hendrie

Ok, I've been to 8 PFPT sessions now. We're making great progress on muscle "retraining" as it relates to bowel movements. But, heavy dribbling after urination is still an issue... no change at all. Therapist is saying she's pretty confident that it's prostate related, not a pelvic floor muscle issue. She's going to discuss with my doctor to see if they want to refer me to another urologist, for a 2nd opinion. (1st urologist did a cystoscopy and said he sees no unusual prostate enlargement enough to restrict urine flow.) Now, today, I noticed or the first time, while driving to work, (I heard something quite funny on the radio, and began laughing,) I felt muscle "contractions" from the laughter, in my anal area... like each laugh was pushing the muscles as if I was intentionally pushing... but not actually pushing (if that makes any sense.) Is this common? I don't recall ever getting that sensation, before.

Dr. Susie Gronski - Doctor of Physical Therapy

I celebrate your progress, Danny! Woohoo! It could be prostate related but if cystoscopy was clear not sure then? Keep us posted on that. In regards to the laughter and feeling your anal muscles push, this was in response to the change in your abdominal pressure during laughing. The pelvic floor muscles support and adjust to different abdominal and pelvic pressures. An initial descent or "push" can be normal but we definitely want it to go reflexively spring back up immediately afterwards. For others, they feel a tightening instead of a push. In general there should be an increase in activation in order to accommodate for the change in pressure demands. I hope this makes sense.

Danny Hendrie

It does make sense! I'm just happy to notice changes down there. Apparently, the muscles that are supposed to tighten during certain bodily functions/needs (pooping) were loosening, and muscles that are supposed to loosen... we're tightening. My pelvic floor was apparently drunk. My biggest hope from all of this, is achieving the goal of no longer having to take pills for erections. Not sure when that will be addressed. She's spent the last 8 weeks helping me work on peeing and pooping issues.