Pelvic floor may be tight if you have pelvic pain or pressure
Pelvic floor may be tight if you have pain with sex or penetration
Pelvic floor may be tight if you have trouble starting urination
Pelvic floor may be tight if you have a weak or interrupted urine stream
Pelvic floor may be tight if you feel incomplete bladder emptying
Pelvic floor may be tight if you have constipation or difficulty passing stool
Pelvic floor may be tight if you clench your buttocks, abdomen, or pelvic muscles often
Pelvic floor may be tight if relaxing the pelvic area feels difficult
Pelvic floor may be weak if you leak urine when coughing, sneezing, laughing, or exercising
Pelvic floor may be weak if you leak urine before reaching the toilet
Pelvic floor may be weak if you have trouble holding in gas or stool
Pelvic floor may be weak if you feel heaviness or bulging in the vagina or rectum
Pelvic floor may be weak if you have reduced support after childbirth or pelvic surgery
Pelvic floor may be weak if you cannot stop urine midstream
Pelvic floor may be weak if you have less control during physical activity
Pelvic floor may be weak if you feel pelvic organs dropping or shifting
Pelvic floor can be both tight and weak if you have pain plus leakage
Pelvic floor can be both tight and weak if you have constipation plus urgency
Pelvic floor can be both tight and weak if you have difficulty relaxing and poor control
A pelvic floor physical therapist can assess whether it is tight, weak, or both