How useful are pelvic floor trainers?
With the right pelvic floor trainer, you can address your weakened pelvic floor and enjoy life without restrictions again.
Katharina Heilen · 15 July 2024
A weak pelvic floor can make life difficult for you in many ways. The consequences manifest themselves not only physically, for example through incontinence and loss of libido, but also mentally through shame and insecurity. With the right training device, however, you can compensate for a weakened pelvic floor and once again enjoy your life without restrictions. We explain how useful the devices are and what you should know about them.
Are pelvic floor trainers useful?
We know how distressing a weakened pelvic floor and its effects on your body and mental health can be. For this reason, we reviewed the current research to find out whether pelvic floor trainers are genuinely useful. The clear answer: yes!
Pelvic floor trainers can strengthen your pelvic floor muscles and thereby improve your intimate life, urinary and bowel control, and even your posture. Pelvic floor trainers are also regularly used after prostate surgery and pregnancy to build a strong foundation from within and alleviate symptoms of a weakened pelvic floor [1].
Pelvic floor trainers can therefore help you regain your quality of life, feel comfortable in your body again and fully manage your everyday life – regardless of age or gender.
How do pelvic floor trainers affect the pelvic floor muscles?
The pelvic floor muscles extend between the pelvis, pubic bone and sit bones. They perform tasks such as closing the bladder and bowel and contribute to pleasurable sexuality and upright posture.
This usually happens automatically and without you having to think about it. However, if the muscles are weakened, this can impair pelvic floor function. Pelvic floor trainers can compensate for weakened muscles and strengthen them using targeted impulses and contractions. Some methods rely on your own physical strength, while others emit electrical impulses or magnetic waves to trigger contractions.
Which device trains the pelvic floor?
Do you want to train your pelvic floor and alleviate symptoms of a weak pelvic floor? The following options are available:
Silicone pelvic floor trainer
These pelvic floor trainers, which are usually made of silicone and are inserted or placed against the body, help strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. The medical-grade silicone is hypoallergenic, skin-friendly and easy to clean. They are mostly available in the form of balls, cones, cups or eggs. The small silicone trainer is carefully inserted or positioned. Contracting and relaxing the pelvic floor muscles can trigger feedback from electrical devices. Some models are equipped with weights that provide an additional challenge when moving or walking and make your muscles work harder. To achieve demonstrable results, you should use the device several times a day. They must also always be cleaned properly to prevent infections. If itching occurs, it may be caused by an allergy. Pay close attention to possible symptoms and clean the device thoroughly.
Pelvic floor training with magnetic field impulses
During pelvic floor training with magnetic field impulses, a chair is used that generates strong magnetic pulses. These pulses are conducted through the skin and tissue to the pelvic floor muscles. The magnetic pulses stimulate the nerves supplying the pelvic floor muscles, causing muscle contractions. This strengthens the muscles without you having to do anything. For example, the MyPelvi chair can trigger over 25,000 contractions in a 22-minute session. The advantage is that you can wear your everyday clothing during this treatment. Unlike with silicone trainers, you don’t have to actively engage or insert any devices; instead, you can relax and lean back.
Biofeedback
The biofeedback method uses sensors in your vagina or anus to measure the activity of your pelvic floor muscles. The sensors detect electrical signals generated by muscle contractions. The captured signals are sent to a device that converts them into visual or acoustic feedback. This can take the form of graphics on a screen, sounds or light signals. The instant feedback allows you to see or hear how hard and how often your muscles are contracting. This information helps you to specifically tense and relax the right muscles, which increases the effectiveness of the training. Although the method can increase training effectiveness, it requires personal effort and the insertion of electrodes, which many people find uncomfortable, especially in the pelvic floor area.
Electrical stimulation
Electrical stimulation is a method that uses electrical impulses to stimulate and strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. As with the biofeedback method, pelvic floor training involves inserting electrodes into either the vagina or the anus. Once the device is switched on and set to the desired intensity and frequency, impulses are generated. These stimulate the nerves that supply the pelvic floor muscles, thereby causing muscle contractions. Here too, unlike with magnetic field therapy, the insertion of electrodes cannot be avoided.
Which pelvic floor training is most effective?
A study that examined the effectiveness of pelvic floor trainers found that silicone pelvic floor trainers, the biofeedback method, electrical stimulation and magnetic field therapy can be helpful methods for strengthening your pelvic floor – provided you use them correctly [2].
Of all these methods, the magnetic field method, as also offered by MyPelvi, proves to be the most effective option for pelvic floor training because it is considered the simplest and most pleasant training method. It even reaches the deepest muscle layers, which are often neglected in conventional pelvic floor training, and requires no insertion of electrodes, physical effort, movement or exertion.
Magnetic field therapy also avoids errors in execution, making the training more effective. The aim of the training is to strengthen the muscles and alleviate symptoms.
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All in all, there are many ways to strengthen your pelvic floor with pelvic floor trainers. The simplest, most comfortable and most effective method is magnetic field stimulation technology, as offered by MyPelvi. Developed, tested and scientifically validated by doctors and therapists, this method requires no effort and no direct skin contact. With more than 70 MyPelvi locations already, you're sure to find one near you!
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