How Trigger Points Elsewhere in Your Body Can Affect Your Pelvic Floor
When someone has pelvic pain, it's natural to assume the problem is located in the pelvis. But pain is often referred — meaning the muscle or tissue causing the pain isn't necessarily where the pain is felt. Trigger points in the hips, low back, abdomen, and even the glutes can refer pain directly into the pelvic floor, and pelvic floor tension can just as easily refer pain outward into the low back, hips, or thighs.
Dry Needling for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (PFD): What You Should Know
Pelvic floor dysfunction is common, but it's still something a lot of people feel uncomfortable talking about. Yes, even in 2026, when #pelvicfloor has become a common appearance on social media. Unfortunately, it’s still taboo outside the hashtags and social media doomscroll. This means that many go years without understanding their treatment options, often thinking they have to live with symptoms that have become normalized. Dry needling is one tool that's used by specially trained pelvic health therapists, such as myself, as part of a broader pelvic health treatment plan.