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One of the unspeakable pains that women experience on a daily basis is cystocele, a prolapse of the pelvic organs that causes the bladder to slip downward. Many women come to us for surgery because of the uncomfortable sensation of a heavy weight down there or a lumpy feeling underneath.
But as I like to tell my patients in the office, “More important than gluing a down bladder back up, is changing the circumstances that caused it to come down in the first place.” Today, I’m going to talk about two of the biggest contributing factors to bladder leakage: unevenness and a curved back
The pelvis is the bowl that holds the organs, the body shape is the level of the bowl
Your pelvis is like a bowl that safely supports your bladder, uterus, and rectum. When it’s in the right place, your organs stay in place and don’t spill out. But when your spine gets out of alignment and your body shape changes, the pelvis itself becomes tilted.
This misalignment causes abdominal pressure, the pressure inside the abdomen, to be shifted to one side. This creates an environment where the organs are pushed down toward the vagina, like you’re on a slide. This is the structural backdrop for bladder flow.
Two Problem Body Types That Cause Bladder Flow
When I see patients, there are two body shape characteristics that I see in people with severe bladder symptoms.
The first is the lopsided (straight waist) body type, where the normal S-shaped curve of the waist has disappeared. When the waist is straight, the body is unable to properly distribute external shock and internal pressure. Abdominal pressure with nowhere to go pours downward, constantly straining the pelvic floor muscles and eventually pushing the bladder downward.
The second is a curved back, where the back is rounded. A curved back changes the position of the sacrum (hip bone), the back wall and support of the pelvis. The sacrum is the starting point for the muscles that support the pelvic organs, and when this bone is misaligned, the muscles lose their elasticity and lose their ability to hold the organs.
Why Chuna Therapy?
The key to treating cystocele that I emphasize the most is chiropracticcare. This is because surgery is simply a way to fix the outcome, whereas chiropractic is about fixing the structure that caused the bladder to descend in the first place.
By restoring the lost curve to the lower back and straightening the hunched back, the abnormally high pressure in the abdomen begins to be distributed normally. As the tilted pelvis, or bowl, is leveled again, there is physical space for the organs that have been displaced to return to their proper position.
Craniosacral Therapy (CST), which I practice, corrects the vertical axis of the body from the head to the hip bones, helping the pelvic muscles to regain their own elasticity. It’s more than just aligning the bones, it’s a key process that fundamentally restores the function of the nerves and muscles that support the bladder.
An integrative approach to boosting your body’s self-sustainability
Bladder leakage is not just a problem in one area; it needs to be corrected with bodywork corrective chi na treatments and tissue elasticity with uplifting Chinese herbal treatments. Only when the structure is upright and the energy is replenished will the body regain the strength to support the organ on its own.
You should also try to avoid pelvic-stressing positions in your daily routine, such as squatting or sitting on one leg. Even if surgery is absolutely necessary, if it is not preceded or followed by these posture corrections, there is a high risk of eventual recurrence.
Feeling down is not an embarrassing condition.
The body you’ve worked so hard to build is structurally broken, and now it’s telling you to fix it.
If you’ve been considering surgery for your bladder issues, or are hesitant because you’re afraid of recurrence, I encourage you to take a look at your spine and pelvic alignment first. By getting your body’s center of gravity right through chiropractic care, your bladder can find peace of mind again. I hope you don’t have to suffer alone and that an accurate diagnosis will get you back on track to a healthy life. Thank you.
