01/22/2026
🤓Have you ever wondered if the obturator internus is involved in the symptoms you or your patients are dealing with?
✅The Obturator Internus (OI) is a deep hip external rotator and stabilizer. It sits inside the pelvis and shares a connection with the pelvic floor muscles directly and fascially.
Tension and sensitivity in the OI can lead to:
✅ bladder symptoms like urinary urgency, voiding dysfunction or increased frequency
✅ bowel symptoms like defecatory dysfunction and painful bowel movements
✅ Painful intimacy
✅ Pain anywhere around the pelvis — abdomen, low back, tailbone, hips, buttock, and the back of the leg
… and more!
Sooo— if any of this sounds like you, it could be the OI! 🕵️ (and guess what! It’s totally treatable)
