Pelvic floor muscles can become contracted and short due to overuse, stress, anxiety, or posture problems, leading to dysfunction.

“So, basically, pelvic floor dysfunction happens a lot when you're doing things like, if you were to go to the gym and do repetitions of any sort of exercise and you didn't rest, then that muscle would become contracted and short. Very similarly, if your pelvic floor is overstrained, it can become contracted and short and tight all the time. And you may not know it. It may just be a function of stress, anxiety, or overuse or posture problems, things of that nature that can affect your pelvic floor.”