Know when to pause and seek care.
This companion supports education and self-awareness. It cannot assess the cause of symptoms or replace personalised care.
Red flags
- Blood in urine or stool
- New urinary retention
- Fever or signs of infection
- Numbness in the saddle area
- Severe new pelvic, abdominal, back, testicular, vulvar, or vaginal pain
- Unexplained weight loss
- Symptoms that rapidly worsen
Stop or modify practice if…
- Pain, pressure, spasm or urinary symptoms increase.
- You cannot breathe comfortably or notice hard bracing.
- A stretch feels sharp, pinching, numb or unstable.
Useful professional support
A pelvic-health physiotherapist, GP, urologist, gynaecologist or other qualified clinician can assess symptoms and tailor exercise selection.
That matters more than it sounds. This programme is designed for a pelvic floor that is too tight. A pelvic floor that is too weak needs close to the opposite approach, and no app can tell you which you have. If symptoms are not improving after a few weeks, get assessed rather than continuing to guess.
Do not do the release drill if you have a prolapse
The gentle reverse-kegel taught in Coordination C is a soft letting-go, never a push: bearing down creates the same downward pressure as straining on the toilet. Skip it entirely if you have been diagnosed with pelvic organ prolapse, or if you notice heaviness or bulging, and speak to a pelvic-health clinician first.
This is education, not medical treatment.
Pelvic Floor Power Up is general information. It is not a diagnosis, a treatment, or personalised medical advice, and it is no substitute for being assessed by a qualified professional. Nobody has examined you.
- Talk to a doctor or pelvic-health physiotherapist before you start, particularly if you are pregnant or postnatal, have had pelvic surgery, or have been diagnosed with a prolapse.
- Stop and seek advice if any exercise increases your pain, pressure or urinary symptoms.
- Seek medical care promptly for blood in your urine or stool, fever, new inability to pass urine, numbness in the saddle area, or severe or rapidly worsening pain.