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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Jenny LaCross, PhD and Dr. Laurel Proulx, PT, DPT to unpack the evolving conversation around hip–pelvic floor connections and what clinicians are getting right, getting wrong, and still trying to understand. Jenny is a certified athletic trainer and board-certified women’s health physical therapist with nearly a decade of experience treating pelvic health, hip, and low back conditions. Laurel focuses on modernizing pelvic health through research and education while bridging the gap between rehab and fitness. Together, they walk us through their recent clinical commentary and challenge oversimplified narratives around pelvic floor care.

This conversation dives into how we think about impairment, variability in anatomy, and why a more nuanced, individualized approach matters. If you’re a clinician working in pelvic health, orthopedics, or performance, this episode offers practical insight into assessment, communication, and evidence-informed decision making.

We talk about:

-The relationship between the hip and pelvic floor

-What we still don’t know

-Using an impairment-based framework

-Urethral failure and the role of genetics

-Tone, pain, and palpation findings

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

7:15 debunking common pelvic floor myths

15:23 focusing on the wrong things with patient care

18:15 the elevator ani and incontinence

23:27 pelvic floor strength

27:05 pelvic floor high tone

35:35 common morphologic variations

45:36 the big take home advice

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