Newbie here. I learned almost a year ago that I had a prolapsed bladder. It has not impacted my life too much. I do not leak urine or anything like that. Recently however, and I mean within the past 2 weeks, I have had some discomfort in my lower abdomen and have felt significant pressure ”down there” with a bulging feeling in the perineum. After a self-check in the shower, my Uterus has prolapsed. Oh joy! So my question is……is there anyone using this device that has noticed a significant amount of pelvic floor strengthening even though the prolapse has not changed? I am beginning to think surgery will be the only way to fix the two prolapses,but I have to get the pelvic floor stronger before that or they will Return. Thanks in advance.
Though I didn’t have a prolapse when I started, I did have some incontinence after giving birth to my second child. I have worked with many women dealing with prolapse and I have a few suggestions for how to comprehensively treat your issue. The first is the position you use when working out. You should be lying down with your hips elevated. Keep adding pillows until the pressure from your prolapse eases and your organs fall back into your abdominal cavity. Doing this will help you to work your pelvic floor without fighting against the prolapse. The next is just consistency. View this as going to the gym. You need a consistent routine to see results. At least once a day and up to twice a day ideally. Use a work/rest program if you are comfortable doing so. Work/rest programs will help you build muscle more quickly, but prolapse can thin your tissue and create heightened sensitivity. If this is the case with you, begin with a continuous program to get your tissue conditioned to the stimulation. Try P01 as a continuous option and P08 for a comprehensive work/rest program when you are able. Try to increase the mA’s you work at regularly to continue improving. My last piece of advice is practiced during the day. I encourage you to become aware of your “internal posture” and to modify how you hold yourself every chance you get. If you are allowing your perineum to completely relax during the day, letting your prolapse bulge, then you should begin consciously adjusting your internal posture to prevent this from happening. To practice better internal posture, draw up your perineum and attempt to keep it in a state of mild tone every time you remember to check in with it. Try the step-clench method of walking. Every left step you take, tighten your perineum. Let this become a habit, like pulling your shoulders back. Keeping your perineum lifted will strengthen these muscles and help to rectify your prolapse. Attacking the issue from all angles will give you the greatest chance of success.