Method and apparatus for exercising pelvic floor muscles

Abstract

An exercising set for exercising the pelvic floor muscles of a patient comprises: at least one insert fitted for a human body cavity mechanically interconnected to a force generating means by means of a connector. The human body cavity is selected from: woman's vaginal cavity or any user's inner rectal cavity. The force generating means is adapted to generate a pulling force which is lower than the contraction force of said patient's pelvic floor muscles when applied on the at least one insert to prevent the insert leaving the human body cavity.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for physical exercising, and more particularly a method and an apparatus for exercising of pelvic floor muscles.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The most important function of the pelvic floor is to support organs that are located in the pelvis and to help supporting the breathing process. Dysfunctions in the pelvic floor muscles can cause various symptoms and related problems such as urinary and fecal incontinence, prolapses, detrusor instability, infections, inflammations and pain in the vaginal and rectum area.[0003]Pregnancy may also cause various dysfunctions of the pelvic floor muscles leading to sexual disorders such as severe pain, anorgasmia and the like.[0004]Pelvic floor dysfunction can often result from trauma, radiotherapy, incorrect toilet behavior, excessive coughing, heavy lifting, hormonal changes, neurological disorders, aging and may other causes.[0005]Today various exercising m...

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Benefits of technology

[0039]It is another object of the present invention to provide the exercising set as defined above, further comprises a vibrator adapted to is mechanically connected to the assembly of one or more weights in a way that allows the vibrator to vibrate the assembly of one or more weights.

[0069]It is another object of the present invention to provide the method as defined above, further comprises step of providing the exercising set with a vibrator adapted to is mechanically connected to the assembly of one or more weights in a way that allows the vibrator to vibrate the assembly of one or more weights.

Problems solved by technology

Dysfunctions in the pelvic floor muscles can cause various symptoms and related problems such as urinary and fecal incontinence, prolapses, detrusor instability, infections, inflammations and pain in the vaginal and rectum area.

Pregnancy may also cause various dysfunctions of the pelvic floor muscles leading to sexual disorders such as severe pain, anorgasmia and the like.

Pelvic floor dysfunction can often result from trauma, radiotherapy, incorrect toilet behavior, excessive coughing, heavy lifting, hormonal changes, neurological disorders, aging and may other causes.

Unfortunately, these exercises are hard to practice since it is extremely hard to know whether all the pelvic floor muscles are being exercised.

To separate the inner pelvic muscles that are being practiced from other abdominal and hip muscles requires high expertise and there is no precision in the level of progress of the pelvic muscles build up.

This practice has proven extremely efficient in strengthening pelvic floor muscles, yet the device itself causes several problems.

One major problem with these cone weights is that due to their weight they can be stuck in a niche inside the patient's body cavity when the pelvic muscles are not exercised, in this situation the cones may stretch soft tissues inside that cavity, which in time, may lead to pelvic prolapse.

Since each exercising session can require exchanging more than one weight to increase and decrease the load applied on the pelvic floor muscles, this can be a tiresome job, which may lead the patient to either neglect the exercising altogether or skip the sterilizing process, which may be hazardous to the patient's health and hygiene.

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