The focus of exercise in the postpartum period should be on pelvic girdle stabilization. The ligaments that hold the joints in place, known as form closure, are stretched out and become permanently deformed as a result of extra hormones in pregnancy. This requires extra help from the muscles, or force closure, that hold the pelvic girdle together. Muscles required for stabilization include the gluteus maximus, the inner thighs and and the deep core. The deep core is a system

Up to 88% of men with pelvic pain have pelvic floor myalgia (muscle pain) and pelvic floor dysfunction (Urology, 1999). Despite this knowledge, men suffer for months and even years without getting help for muscular tension. They are often diagnosed with prostatitis, with symptoms of suprapubic pain (bladder pain), urinary retention and/or sexual dysfunction. After multiple invasive tests and multiple rounds of antibiotics (the symptoms may have started with an infection), the