Medically reviewed by Amy Kwan, PT 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 ...

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles and nerves that form a "supportive hammock" from the back, through the tailbone, lower abdominal area and hips, gynecologist and urologist Sonia Bahlani, M.D ...

In practice "As for surgical planning, it primarily concerns the treatment of rectal cancer, which affects around 4,000 people every year in the Netherlands alone. Some of the pelvic nerves are so ...

The hypogastric plexus is where the nerves for many of the internal organs of the pelvis are located. Usually, people who have pain in these organs take medications for pain relief. Hypogastric ...

It is important for getting up from a seated position, running, and walking uphill. It also provides support to the pelvis, helping you to do things like balancing on one leg.

Nerve blocks can be used to help diagnose your pain. Specific nerves located in the neck, back, arms, legs, abdomen, pelvis, spine, and head, can be blocked with local anesthetic to reduce both ...

Tumor surgery in the pelvis (urogenital and anal area) can lead to injuries of the regional nervous center and therefore to bowel and bladder incontinence and sexual function disorders. This can ...

Review Article Published: 10 February 2015 Neural reconstruction methods of restoring bladder function Sandra M. Gomez-Amaya, Mary F. Barbe, William C. de Groat, Justin M. Brown, Gerald F. Tuite ...

An exciting new way has been found in which the body senses a bacterial infection within 4 hours and uses nerve pathways to trigger an immune response in distant organs. The speed by which an ...

The researchers found that those reporting frequent UTI symptoms had significantly more nerves packed into their pelvic tissue compared with the control group. “That was striking,” Abraham says.

The Core Molecular Machinery Used for Engulfment of Apoptotic Cells Regulates the JNK Pathway Mediating Axon Regeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Neuroscience, 2016; 36 (37): 9710 ...

Research Flipping the script on a cancer pathway to regrow nerves and protect the heart By Helen Floersh May 24, 2023 11:00am AstraZeneca University College London nerve damage academic research ...