Fitness for the Pelvic Floor Book

	Fitness for the Pelvic Floor Treatment Options and Exercises for Improvement of Physical and Sexual Health	1
	Introduction	2
Pt. I	Anatomy and Physiology of the Pelvic Floor	5
1	Introduction	6
2	Layers of the Pelvic Floor	8
3	Evaluation of Breathing	14
4	Bladder and Bowel Voiding Diary	16
5	Bladder and Bowel Incontinence	17
Pt. II	Treatment Options and Exercises	21
6	The Pelvic Floor - The Forgotten Muscle	22
7	Sensory Awareness - Feeling the Pelvic Floor	24
8	Exercises to Increase Sensory Awareness of the Pelvic Floor	31
9	Breathing Evaluation and Treatment of Breathing Dysfunction	34
10	Treatment with Functional Exercises	38
11	Functional Exercises for the Pelvic Floor	52
12	Stretching Exercises for the Muscles Surrounding the Pelvic Floor	69
	Appendix	83
	Physical Therapy Evaluation of Female Incontinence	84
	Physical Therapy Evaluation of Male Incontinence	87
	Physical Therapy Evaluation of Male Patients Scheduled for or Post Prostate Surgery	90
	Re-evaluation Post Prostate Surgery	84
	References	95
	Glossary	97