Anatomy of the Female Pelvic Floor
Louise Gleason, PT, Physical Therapist with the Center for Women and Infants at South Miami Hospital, explains the pelvic floor has four main functions. The first one is the sphincter, which is the closure around the urethra, the vagina and the anus.
The second one is the support; it helps the muscles contract and lifts the bladder, the vagina and the anus. The third one is sexual, and the last one is stabilization, which is very important because the pelvic floor is a critical part of the core muscles.
