A MUM-TO-BE pushed so hard during labour that she ended up rupturing her oesophagus. The 24-year-old, who was expecting her ...

"I wish there was more open conversation around postpartum incontinence, along with real support—whether that’s access to ...

From Kegel weighted balls to biofeedback wearables, our tried and tested picks will help strengthen and tone your pelvic ...

Trauma and your pelvic floor are connected. Here's how trauma affects your pelvic floor, according to health experts.

An RD dishes on the benefits of cocoa flavanols for your heart and brain—and shares one simple way to incorporate them into your routine.

In other words, kegels could be helpful if your pelvic floor is weak, but tight pelvic floors are better treated through ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

DEMENTIA will affect one in three of us in our lifetime. So it is no wonder that 54 per cent of Sun readers are worried about developing it, according to our Health Kick survey. Meanwhile, half of ...

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...

It’s a muscle involved in almost every move you make. Flex your ankle, and your pelvic floor switches on. Raise your arm, and the pelvic floor stabilises you. Jump, and your pelvic floor activates to ...

Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) occurs when the muscles and nerves in the pelvis don’t work as they should. The pelvis is the area between your hips, and the pelvic floor is a group of muscles that ...