Here’s an innovative product created to help women master the art of the mighty kegel! The post is prepared by Analytica Limited, the developers of the PeriCoach System:
The millions of women who experience bladder leakage now have a new option to strengthen and tone away their problem instead of covering it up with pads.
The PeriCoach System is a discreet device and smartphone app that helps women perform at-home pelvic floor muscle training, exercises recommended by the American College of Physicians as first-line treatment for urinary incontinence. PeriCoach is the only system that includes a web portal allowing clinicians to remotely monitor their patients’ progress.
“Pelvic floor muscle exercises are a great, non-invasive treatment for urinary incontinence. However, with verbal or written instructions alone, many women find ‘Kegels’ difficult to do on their own, and they become frustrated with the lack of progress,” said Leslie M. Rickey, MD, MPH, associate professor of urology and obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at Yale University. “PeriCoach offers reassuring, visual feedback and allows clinicians to monitor progress between visits.”
Urinary incontinence affects close to 18 million women, yet many suffer in silence, which often stems from the misinformed idea that incontinence is an untreatable consequence of having had children or a result of aging.
The PeriCoach System is simple: a device containing three biosensors is inserted into the vagina. The biosensors detect the strength of each muscle contraction and record each exercise session. These results are instantly sent to a smartphone over a Bluetooth wireless connection. The app collects and analyzes the readings and gives a picture of how the user is doing over time. It also sends exercise reminders to women and her results to a clinician or pelvic health specialist.
The PeriCoach System was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in March 2015 and is now available by prescription from a clinician, nurse or physical therapist. PeriCoach can be ordered directly at www.PeriCoach.com with an uploaded prescription.
“It is shocking that women continue to suffer the challenges of bladder leaking when, in many cases, they can address it with consistent and properly performed pelvic floor exercises,” continued Dr. Rickey. “Women need to stop accepting bladder issues as a natural consequence of childbirth or aging and take control. I hope women and clinicians will take advantage of this new technology.”
Analytica Limited is a Brisbane-based public company (ASX Code: ALT) specializing in the development of innovative technology-based solutions for unmet medical needs, manufactures and markets the PeriCoach System. For more information, visit www.AnalyticaMedical.com
I received compensation in return for posting this information about PeriCoach. I believe kegels work and so am glad to suggest methods for learning to do them effectively.
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Thank you, have to try it.
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Kegels are interesting. First of all, the muscle responds and this is the therapeutic effect. However, as one gets older the muscle doesn’t respond as well. Nevertheless, the neurons that control these muscle actions seem to possibly still fire away. Always remember the mind-body connection!
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One more comment. This device looks huge in size. I’m sorry, it really does! Not sure what it actually does. I don’t have urinary incontinence (thank goodness), but I’m sure kegels in some sense may help.
Just do Kegels naturally if you are able to (and perhaps this device might help if you can’t) — Just crunch! It works! When I was younger, it worked too well! (umm, I actually found it too stimulating!
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