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So why does sex hurt if you have a hypertonic ( tight) pelvic floor? 1. When the Pelvic Floor Muscles are hypertonic they are physically shortened which means they have a hard time lengthening allowing for pain-free & enjoyable initial penetration. The deeper PFMS also need to be able to relax & lengthen to experience pleasurable deeper penetration without pain! 2. If you have a hard time breathing with your diaphragm, your pelvic floor will have a harder time dropping, relaxing & lengthening. This again allows for pain-free initial penetration & deeper thrusting. If you missed our previous post on the relationship of the diaphragm & the pelvic floor, scroll back through our feed! 3. Sometimes, certain sex positions will facilitate your PFMs to be more tense due to the muscles working harder to stabilize to keep you in that posture. Try a position that you can relax better into that allows for these muscles to lengthen before attempting penetration. * FYI, we teach alternate positions to have sex in that facilitate pelvic floor relaxation during our upcoming pain free sex course launching next month! 4. There are many physical, psychological, and emotional reasons that set the stage for a hypertonic pelvic floor, resulting in painful sex. FYI, you may feel pain not just during sex but sometimes after. The pelvic floor can become or stay hypertonic due to: 💜Hx of infections ( bacterial, yeast, STI’s) 💜Hormonal imbalance 💜Nerve entrapment 💜Scar tissue 💜 A guarding protective mode from a trauma history Check out our prior posts to learn about some of our favorite self treatment tools & stretches to help release tight PFMs. Pelvic cheers-🥂 #pelvicfloorphysio #pelvicfloormafia #pelvicgirdlepain #pelvicfloorexercises #pelvicfloor #pelvic #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #pelvichealth #pelvicfloordysfunction #pelvicpain #pelvis #pelvicfloorhealth #pelvictilt #pelvicfloorphysio #pelvicfloorpt #painfulsex