What Do We Actually Gain From an Internal Pelvic Floor Evaluation?

Pelvic PT Rising · Jul 27, 2026 · 1h 13m

To be honest, we never imagined we'd need to explain this.

Fair warning: this episode gets a little nerdy.

Over the last two episodes, we've talked about why we believe internal pelvic floor evaluation remains the gold standard in pelvic rehabilitation. This week, we're answering the obvious follow-up question:

What do we actually gain from performing one?

For those of us who were trained to perform internal evaluations—and who use them every day in practice—the value seems almost self-evident. It's become such a fundamental part of how we think, reason, and treat that we rarely stop to ask…