Connection between ligaments and pelvic floor muscles

[ouchithurts Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ouchithurts]

Hello,

I am asking a question to anyone who has the knowledge to be able to help me. I have been present on this forum with ongoing issues related to a tight BC muscle. After attending pelvic floor physio my physio has agreed that there is some cause of my chronic tension as my BC is just not letting up.

After stretching my hard flaccid a while back in order to achieve erection, I believe I have damaged the suspensory or fundiform ligament (more likely the fundiform I believe) on one side. I think this because I had slight pain at the time, my penis now curves to one side and my erection does not stand up on it's own when I am lying down anymore. There is also pain when I press quite high and deep into the pubis on that side but not the other.

The doctors I have seen have been useless and barely evaluated me at all and refused me a scan. I think at this point I am going to get one done privately.

Anyway my question is whether an injury to the ligament on side could be influencing the pelvic floor muscle and keeping it tight? I understand the fundiform ligament acts like a sling around the penis and my tightness resides around the bulb/BC muscle.

Thanks in advance

[boomer12 Member Find all posts View Profile Close boomer12]

Hey ! I have this type of problem too .. but unlike your case . I dont have erection problems ....what i do have is voiding dyfunction urinery and defecting ...also i feel like my penis when it is flaccid always wanf to curve onto it self ..but only when its flaccid ..and when i press the right pubis i feel pain in one spot ....wth ... ?! All becouse of a damn cock ring ... also i dont have morning woods they are rare now ... what imaging can detect anomalys in the pubis area like tears and stuff ?

[ouchithurts Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ouchithurts]

Hey ! I have this type of problem too .. but unlike your case . I dont have erection problems ....what i do have is voiding dyfunction urinery and defecting ...also i feel like my penis when it is flaccid always wanf to curve onto it self ..but only when its flaccid ..and when i press the right pubis i feel pain in one spot ....wth ... ?! All becouse of a damn cock ring ... also i dont have morning woods they are rare now ... what imaging can detect anomalys in the pubis area like tears and stuff ?

Hey Boomer,

I find it unlikely that ligament damage would affect your ability to urinate and defecate but who knows. When you say 'curve onto itself' do you mean as though it sort of rolls to the side? Because if so mine is the same. Sounds a lot like we both have damage to the fundiform ligament with similar symptoms. I'm not sure which scan will show it but I'm sure one of them will. Most likely an MRI.

[boomer12 Member Find all posts View Profile Close boomer12]

Hey Boomer,

I find it unlikely that ligament damage would affect your ability to urinate and defecate but who knows. When you say 'curve onto itself' do you mean as though it sort of rolls to the side? Because if so mine is the same. Sounds a lot like we both have damage to the fundiform ligament with similar symptoms. I'm not sure which scan will show it but I'm sure one of them will. Most likely an MRI.

Well its more like my penis is alittle bit tilt to the right side ..not curved right ...but .. ive heard that if i can maintain an erection while standing ..then its most likely not aligament tear ..or something . My penis feels like its...its "back is stiff " and i feel like there is a inner penis inside the penis that sometimes push downward ..i dont even know if its in my head or cuz of my tension problem ...does ligament heal themselfs ?... ive been like this for 5 months .. i didnt tryes PT yet ..Mri to the penis is very rare test ive heard
...but something dosent feel right...i have strong erections if i want to ...its a whole diffrent weird problem ..i think

[boomer12 Member Find all posts View Profile Close boomer12]

Also i dont have hard flaccid ....im telling you man my symptoms are rare and contradict them selfs ...also i dont have pain ....would you suggest me to try PT .. and then some imaging to ligaments if all else fails ?

[ouchithurts Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ouchithurts]

Also i dont have hard flaccid ....im telling you man my symptoms are rare and contradict them selfs ...also i dont have pain ....would you suggest me to try PT .. and then some imaging to ligaments if all else fails ?

No harm in going to a physio and getting a check up on your pelvic floor. It seems for a lot of people they can have tension without being able to really feel it. My pelvic floor tension is very apparent though.

[boomer12 Member Find all posts View Profile Close boomer12]

One more thing ..i thibk many pople use the word "tear" very losely in this forum ....when you tear a ligament - i think you will know that .. its couse a great amount of pain ..and you will scream ...this atleast what i think according to the internet .

[ouchithurts Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ouchithurts]

One more thing ..i thibk many pople use the word "tear" very losely in this forum ....when you tear a ligament - i think you will know that .. its couse a great amount of pain ..and you will scream ...this atleast what i think according to the internet .

It's only a small ligament though so I'm not so sure. I was in some pain.

[boomer12 Member Find all posts View Profile Close boomer12]

I will join "ouchithurts" question -how does one know if hes having suspesory problems ...and does it effect pelvic muscles ?