Can pelvic physio reduce lower back pain?

Short Answer: Yes. Long Answer: It Might Be the Missing Piece No One’s Looked At

You’ve done the core work.
Tried the stretches.
Maybe even got imaging that showed “nothing serious.”

But your lower back pain?
Still hanging around like that one friend who never knows when to leave.

Here’s what most people (and many clinics) miss:
Your pelvic floor is a foundational part of your core — and if it’s not working properly, your back will pick up the slack.

At YFS (Your Form Sux), we treat back pain by looking at the full system — not just the spine. And in a lot of cases, pelvic physio is the key that unlocks long-term relief.

🧠 What’s the Connection Between Your Pelvic Floor and Your Lower Back?

Your pelvic floor:

• Supports your spine and pelvis from the bottom up
• Works with your diaphragm, deep core (transverse abdominis), and multifidus
• Helps regulate intra-abdominal pressure during movement
• Controls posture, alignment, and load distribution

If that system’s out of sync — tight, weak, overactive, or underperforming — your lower back takes the hit. You end up with pain, stiffness, and fatigue that never fully clears.

🛑 Symptoms That May Point to a Pelvic Floor Component in Your Back Pain:

• Ongoing low back pain that comes and goes
• Pain that worsens with lifting, coughing, or sitting
• “Core work” that seems to make things worse, not better
• A history of pelvic pain, leaking, constipation, or tailbone issues
• Pregnancy or postpartum history (C-section or vaginal birth)
• Hip or groin tightness that won’t resolve

👉 Even if you don’t feel symptoms in your pelvic region, the dysfunction can still be there.

🧰 How Pelvic Physio Can Reduce Back Pain

At YFS, pelvic physio for back pain isn’t just about Kegels or breathing exercises. It’s about treating how your system moves, stabilizes, and handles pressure.

Here’s what we actually do:

✅ 1. Assess Your Core + Pelvic Floor Coordination

We check if your deep core and pelvic floor are firing at the right time, with the right tension — especially during real-life tasks like lifting, squatting, or breathing under load.

✅ 2. Address Overactivity or Weakness

Some people need strengthening.
Others need release + downtraining because their pelvic floor is clenched 24/7 (yes, guys too).

We treat what your body actually needs — not just what Instagram tells you to do.

✅ 3. Restore Intra-Abdominal Pressure Balance

We train your body to manage pressure without bearing down on your spine — so you can move powerfully without pain.

✅ 4. Improve Hip, SI Joint, and Lumbar Alignment

The pelvic floor supports your entire pelvic ring. If it’s off, it can throw off hip mechanics, SI joint mobility, and lumbar stability — all of which affect your back.

✅ 5. Layer Strength + Movement Back In

Once your system is firing better, we rebuild with strategic movement: core work, lifting mechanics, breath integration, and strength that sticks.

🚫 What We Don’t Do:

• Generic core routines
• “Just do bridges and hope for the best”
• Shaming you for moving wrong
• Pretending back pain is all in your head

We assess. We explain. We rebuild — together.

Final Word: If Your Back Pain Keeps Coming Back, Look Lower

Your back pain might not be a back problem.
It might be a pelvic floor coordination problem, a pressure problem, or a support problem that’s been ignored for years.

At YFS, we dig deeper — because band-aids don’t fix backs.

Let’s figure out what’s really behind your back pain.
Book a movement + pelvic floor assessment at YFS and finally get a plan that treats the root — not just the symptom.