Choosing a Pelvic Floor Exerciser
A step by step guide on how to choose a pelvic floor exercise device
Not sure which product to choose? Follow these FIVE STEPS to help you make the right decision....
STEP 1: Read about the different types of pelvic floor exercisers that are available
STEP 2: Browse through the comparison table below to identify which exercisers offer the features you are looking for.
STEP 3: Follow the links in the table below to read detailed information about the products that you think may work for you.
STEP 4: Read our answers to customer's Frequently Asked Questions.
STEP 5: Still not sure? We suggest that you discuss your specific needs with either your doctor, pelvic health physio or continence nurse
You can also email us however please be aware that we can only give general advice by email, we cannot diagnose and treat you.
Visual feedback on dial, display or App
Perifit
Perifit+
Simplex EMG
Elvie
femfit
Adjustable resistance
V Tone can increase further with Add On Weights
Intimate Rose weights
Luna Beads
Pelvibar
Nova Balls
Teneo Uno and Duo
Simplex EMG
Perifit
Can be used whilst laying down or semi-reclined
Teneo Uno/Duo
Luna Beads
Pelvitone, Continence e-stim
Pelvibar
Perifit
Perifit+
Elvie
femfit
Nova balls
Vaginal weights or cones - VTone
Suitable for use with some prolapse
Teneo Uno
Luna Beads ( using one ball)
Pelvitone, Continence e-stim
femfit
Can use in standing
VTone
Luna Beads
Teneo Uno / Duo
Intimate Rose Vaginal Weights
Pelvibar
Elvie
Perifit
Perifit+
femfit
Suitable for beginners
VTone
Teneo Uno
Nova vaginal balls
Simplex EMG
Luna Beads
Pelvitone, Continence e-stim
Perifit
Perifit+
Simplex EMG
Elvie
femfit
More suitable for advanced users
Add-On weights for VTone
Elvie
Perifit
Perifit+
Needs dedicated private exercise time
Pelvitone, Continence e-stim
Simplex EMG
Pelvibar
Passive strengthening, good for endurance and functional retraining but can be used actively
VTone
Luna Beads
Teneo Uno / Duo
Suitable for overactive bladder / urgency/ faecal incontinence
TENS
Analogue TENS
Pelvitone, Continence
Suitable for use by men /AMAB
Simplex EMG
Pelvitone, Continence (with anal electrode)
TENS
Simplex EMG - with anal electrode
Anal dilators
Suitable for pelvic pain (depending on cause and after health professional assessment)
Suitable for stimulating and for calming pelvic floor muscles pelvic floor muscles and nerves (following assessment)
electrical stimulation and TENS
Pregnancy
It is not normally recommended to use insertable devices during pregnancy without clearance from your health professional team. Some products advertise that they can be used in a non-complicated pregnancy but please check first with your treating health professional/ obstetrician.
Prolapse
Please note that pelvic floor weights are generally not suitable for use with a pelvic organ prolapse as the prolapsed organs may prevent the correct positioning of the weights. If your prolapse extends to the opening of the vagina please ask your treating health professional before starting the use of a pelvic floor exercise device. Read more about prolapse and pelvic floor exercises.
We DO stock products that:
- 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/or relevant agencies in other countries
- meet our criteria of quality, effectiveness and value
We DON'T stock products that:
- we believe to have dangerous design features. Poor mouldings can result in sharp edges that hurt delicate vaginal and anal tissue, or crude seams that create an infection risk. Non-medical plastics are not safe for internal use.
- make unsubstantiated claims about their effectiveness, or promote themselves by denigrating other products. We believe that evidence of effectiveness is important. Where it isn't yet available, but research is underway, we say so. We also believe that if a product is good enough, it will stand on its own strengths without needing to make comparisons that put similar products down.
- are ineffective. We don't stock useless items simply for the sake of a sale!
- are poor value for our customers.
The material presented here is intended as an information source only. The information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters presented herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information. The information should not be considered complete and should not be used in place of the advice of a health care provider. Pelvic Floor Exercise does not accept liability to any person for the information or advice provided , or for loss or damages incurred as a result of reliance upon the material contained herein.
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