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Choosing a pelvic floor exerciser

 
 

Selecting a pelvic floor exercise device: a step by step guide Not sure which product to choose? Follow this guide to help you make the right decision...

If you are planning a pregnancy, currently pregnant or looking for help to recover from childbirth, read our special Choosing an antenatal or postnatal exerciser page.

STEP 1: Browse through the comparison table below to identify the exercisers that might suit you best.

STEP 2: Visit our online shop and follow the links to the products that appeal to you. Read the information about each product.

STEP 3: Read our Info Sheet 41: Choosing Wisely (pdf)

STEP 4: Read our answers to customers' Frequently Asked Questions.

STEP 5: Still not sure? Discuss your specific needs with your health practitioner.
(Please note that we supply products nationally, and are not able to suggest stockists in your area. If you wish to buy locally, you will need to make your own enquiries)



EXERCISER COMPARISON TABLE
What features are you looking for in an exerciser? Check this guide to features. Find more information in the product page for each exerciser


Visual feedback

Pelvic Floor Educator
Pelvexiser
PFX2
Vielle
Neurotrac Simplex

Readable feedback on dial or display

Pelvexiser
PFX2
Neurotrac Simplex

Adjustable resistance
Pelvexiser
Aquaflex (adjustable weights)
Vielle (progressive weights)
PFX2

Contractions against resistance
Energie
Pelvexiser
Pelvic Floor Educator
Neurotrac Simplex
Use while laying still
Pelvexiser
PFX2
Pelvic Floor Educator
Pericalm
Neurotrac Simplex
Use while moving around
Aquaflex
Smartballs
Vielle
Suitable for beginner users
Pelvic Floor Educator
Pelvexiser
PFX2
Aquaflex
Smartballs
Vielle
Pericalm
Suitable for advanced users
Pelvexiser
PFX2
Energie
Neurotrac Simplex
Needs dedicated exercise time
Pelvic Floor Educator
Pelvexiser
PFX2
Pericalm
Neurotrac Simplex
Strengthens the pelvic floor without the need to do "squeeze and lift" exercises
Aquaflex
Vielle
Pericalm
Suitable for women experiencing faecal incontinence
PFXA
Pericalm (used with Anuform electrode)
Suitable for use by men
PFXA
Orgawell Pelvic Floor Exercises for Men DVD
Pericalm (used with Anuform electrode)

For women seeking to enhance sexual response
PFX2
Pelvexiser
Neurotrac Simplex
Energie

Can be fully inserted
Aquaflex
Smartballs
Energie
Vielle
Suitable for women experiencing pelvic pain (depending on cause and after health professional assessment)
Neurotrac Simplex
Pericalm
Suitable for women with prolapse
PFX2
Suitable for women experiencing faecal incontinence
PFXA
Pericalm (used with Anuform electrode)
Suitable for use by men
PFXA
Orgawell Pelvic Floor Exercises for Men DVD
Pericalm (used with Anuform electrode)

Please note that weights exercisers are generally not suitable for use with a genital prolapse, since the prolapsed organs may preclude the correct positioning of the weights. Read more about prolapse and pelvic floor exercises.

We DO stock products that:

  • conform to designs that research has shown to be effective
  • incorporate safe materials appropriate for intimate use
  • are, wherever possible, included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods and relevant agencies in other countries
  • meet our criteria of quality, effectiveness and value

We DON'T stock products that

  • use metal springs, rubber bands, screws, or
  • have other dangerous design features

We DON'T stock products that:

  • make unsubstantiated claims about their effectiveness
  • promote themselves by denigrating others
  • make no effort to seek inclusion or approval with the relevant therapeutic goods agency
  • are the subject of warnings, litigation, claims of copyright breach or other actions
  • are of a design that has never been tested by clinical research

 

 
Are you wondering why we don't stock some of the exercisers you've seen on other websites? Find out why.
Unsolicited customer feedback:
" I wonder if there is some reason why helpful devices like this are not more widely known about....or used. [It] wouldn't be anything to do with community reticence to talk about something that is related to women's sexual enjoyment would it?"
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