Pelvic Health Physiotherapy: Are You Being Betrayed by Your Own Body? (Lessons from The Traitors)
If you’ve been watching The Traitors, you’ll know how unsettling it is when something that’s meant to protect you suddenly works against you. The people you trust most aren’t always who they seem — and by the time you realise, the damage is already done.
Interestingly, this is exactly how many people feel about their pelvic health.
Your body looks fine on the outside. You’re “getting on with it.” But quietly, symptoms are building — leaking, pain, heaviness, discomfort — and you’re left wondering: Why is my body betraying me?
As a pelvic health physiotherapist, I see this every day.
The Hidden Traitors in Pelvic Health
Pelvic floor issues are often invisible. Much like the traitors on the show, they operate quietly in the background until something gives them away.
Common “hidden” pelvic health symptoms include:
Urinary leakage when coughing, sneezing, or exercising
Pelvic pain or pain during sex
A feeling of heaviness or pressure vaginally
Core weakness or ongoing back pain
Symptoms after birth that “never quite resolved”
Many people assume these symptoms are normal — especially after pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, or intense sport. But normal does not mean optimal.
Not Everything That Feels Weak Actually Is
Here’s the twist — and this is where The Traitors analogy really fits.
In the show, the loudest accusers aren’t always the faithful.
In pelvic health, the muscles that feel “weak” are often overworking or overactive, not lazy.
For example:
Leaking doesn’t always mean a weak pelvic floor
Core pain doesn’t always mean you need more planks
Tightness doesn’t always mean you should stretch more
Without a proper pelvic health assessment, people often treat the wrong problem — strengthening when they need relaxation, or resting when they need graded load.
That’s when symptoms persist.
How Pelvic Health Physiotherapy Exposes the Real Issue
Pelvic health physiotherapy is about finding the truth — separating what looks like the problem from what’s actually driving it.
A pelvic health physio can assess:
Pelvic floor strength and relaxation
Breathing patterns and pressure management
Core and hip load transfer
Scar tissue after C-section or perineal trauma
How your pelvic floor works during real-life tasks (running, lifting, coughing)
This allows treatment to be specific, evidence-based, and personalised — not generic exercises pulled from the internet.
When Should You Seek Pelvic Health Physiotherapy?
If any of these sound familiar, it’s time to stop second-guessing and get clarity:
You’re leaking and don’t know why
You’ve been told to “just do your pelvic floor exercises” but nothing’s changing
You’ve had a baby and don’t feel like yourself
You’re returning to sport and don’t trust your core
You’ve been living with symptoms quietly for months or years
Just like on The Traitors, waiting too long often makes things harder to fix.
The Goal: No More Guessing, No More Betrayal
The aim of pelvic health physiotherapy isn’t just to “fix symptoms” — it’s to help you:
Understand your body
Trust it again
Move, exercise, parent, work, and live without fear
You deserve to know who the real traitor is — and it’s rarely you.
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