Muscles and nerves interact to propel waste contents, sense its presence, and permit voluntary storage and elimination. The pelvic floor plays an important role in maintaining continence. This is a group of muscles that span the underlying surface of the bony pelvis. These muscles not only support the organ systems within the pelvis and lower abdomen but also are necessary to maintain continence. If pelvic floor function is disturbed, normal bowel and bladder control will be disrupted.
Incontinence occurs both in individuals with a normal and an abnormal pelvic floor.
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