Resources

Help for Strengthening Pelvic Floor Muscles

Strengthening pelvic floor muscles can be helpful if you leak urine or stool when exercising, sneezing and coughing, or just throughout the day as you're moving about. It can also be helpful for those who've had prostate cancer surgery or pelvic organ prolapse surgery. Sometimes strengthening can be helpful if you have urinary or bowel urgency.

The resources listed below are for various biofeedback devices. Biofeedback describes any thing or process that gives you more information about what your body is doing -- in this case, squeezing and relaxing your pelvic floor muscles. Being able to visualize the movement of your pelvic muscles can help you identify correct muscle contraction and relaxation for best success with your home program. Biofeedback is available in the clinic, but these units can help at home.

Neen Educator

- Vaginal placement
- Doesn't use phone
- Only for lying down

kGoal Biofeedback

- Vaginal placement
- External, sit-upon
- Needs smart phone
or tablet

Perifit Biofeedback

-Most affordable
-Vaginal placement
-Needs smart phone
or tablet

Elvie Biofeedback

- Vaginal placement
- Senses direction of
movement and squeeze
pressure
- Needs smart phone/tablet

Help for Relaxing Pelvic Floor Muscles

If you have pain in your pelvis, constipation, difficulty urinating, difficulty pooping, pain with sexual activity, pain with sitting, or a pelvic floor physical therapist has told you that your pelvic floor muscles are over-active, you may benefit from these resources for relaxing your pelvic floor muscles.

Dustienne Miller and Dr. Bri are 2 physical therapists that have created wonderful guided imagery audios for pelvic floor muscle relaxation. Their websites offer additional resources for pelvic floor rehabilitation.

Intimate Rose, Soul Source and CMT Medical are great companies focusing on providing products and resources that can help with pelvic floor overactivity, among other pelvic conditions.

Dustienne Miller's Guided Meditation for Pelvic Floor Muscle Relaxation

Dr. Bri's Guided Meditation for Pelvic Floor Relaxation

Intimate Rose - Vaginal and Anal Dilators, Pelvic Wands

Soul Source -Silicone Vaginal Dilators and GRS Vaginal Dilators

Serenity Pelvic Wand - Rectal and Vaginal

Serenity Pelvic Wand - Vaginal

Squatty Potty Stool for Constipation

Resources for Kids and Teens

Kids and teens can have problems with their pelvic floor muscles too. These problems can be a primary cause of something such as an underlying medical diagnosis. They can also be a secondary issue because of history of pain, troubles with toilet training, and other social and behavioral factors. The following resources can be helpful for kids and teens with pelvic floor problems. If you would like to discuss whether your child or teen's pelvic symptoms are appropriate for pelvic floor physical therapy, please reach out to me using the contact form. I offer free 15-minute phone consultations as needed for all new patients.