Every step you take depends on a structure most people rarely think about. The pelvis sits at the center of the body and ...

The pelvis forms the base of the spine as well as the socket of the hip joint. The pelvic bones include the hip bones, sacrum, and coccyx. The hip bones are composed of three sets of bones that fuse ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in collaboration with other leading institutions across the ...

Your hip joints are ball-and-socket joints positioned where your thigh bone meets your pelvis. The hip joint is involved in many types of movement. It is also one of the largest joints in the body, ...

In women, the pelvic floor muscles are put at risk of damage and dysfunction by a series of factors such as high-impact exercise, obesity, pregnancy and childbirth, chronic constipation and the ...

The male pelvic region is the area between the trunk — or main body — and the lower extremities, or legs. For information on the female pelvis, see our overview. In general, the male pelvis has some ...

In women, the pelvic floor muscles are put at risk of damage and dysfunction by a series of factors such as high-impact exercise, obesity, pregnancy and childbirth, chronic constipation and the ...