Can Strength Training Cause Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?

Can Strength Training Cause Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?

Or Support Pelvic Health and Improve Continence?

Join specialist physiotherapist Bill Taylor (MSc) for a myth-busting, evidence-based webinar exploring the relationship between strength and conditioning and the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs).

This session is grounded in clinical expertise and the latest evidence — essential for anyone who wants to understand how strength training, intra-abdominal pressure, and pelvic floor function interact in both athletic and everyday settings.

What You’ll Learn

• How intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), bracing strategies, and ground reaction forces influence pelvic health
• Why effective pelvic floor training must go beyond Kegels
• What the latest research says about lifting, jumping, and the risk of incontinence
• How to integrate pelvic floor muscle training into real-world strength programmes
• What health professionals and athletes need to know about safe lifting during pregnancy and postpartum

Who Is It For?

• Physiotherapists, Strength & Conditioning coaches, and trainers
• Men’s and Women’s Health clinicians
• Athletes and lifters experiencing pelvic floor symptoms
• Anyone interested in developing a stronger, smarter pelvic floor

Accreditation

The webinar is accredited for Kwaliteitshuis Fysiotherapie register Bekkenbodem.

About the Speaker

Bill Taylor (MSc) is a specialist Orthopaedic and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist with over 40 years of clinical experience. He integrates elite sports performance principles with pelvic health expertise, and delivers talks across the UK and internationally.

Bill is the Clinical Director at Taylor Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic, and teaches pelvic health to students, clinicians, and performance professionals. He is currently a Doctoral Research Candidate at Oxford Brookes University, focusing on the effect of movement and exercise on the lived experience of men with chronic pelvic pain.