Case studies

Pelvicoach • 22 September 2020

Hybrid telerehabilitation in pelvic floor muscle therapy

The term “hybrid therapy” has been used in recent times quite often in connection with COVD-19. The notion in question is about a combination of in-person appointments with monitoring the patient’s health and the progress made in the process of rehabilitation between these appointments. It’s not yet another fancy term but a solution recommended for …

Pelvicoach • 22 September 2020

Why we sometimes can’t see any effects even though we exercise following the physiotherapist’s advice?

We happen to get contacted by women reporting they see no satisfying effects despite having consulted their therapists and exercised on a regular basis according to the physiotherapist’s recommendations. Quite often, even if women are able to activate their pelvic floor muscles and relax them correctly, they still have a problem controlling the contraction at …

Case study • 22 September 2020

Exercising with PelviFly with very weak pelvic floor muscles

Starting pelvic floor muscle training with the use of a manometer device when these muscles are very weak is controversial. It is common practice to make use of electrical stimulation in women whose pelvic floor muscle strength is graded at the level of 1 according to the Oxford Scale. They proceed with training without electrical …

Pelvicoach • 12 August 2020

Telecare in Spain

We’d like to introduce to you Sandra Lois Gutiérrez – an outstanding physiotherapist and osteopathist from Spain, who has just joined our team. Sandra runs her own clinic in Madrid (Clinica LCA) and is the co-founder of Osteomama. She’s specializes in osteopathic treatment procedures in gynecology and obstetrics. But that’s not everything! Sandra is also …

Pelvicoach • 12 August 2020

Hello Great Britain!

In the times of pandemic, medical professionals are increasingly interested in new technology and telecare. We have recently trained 70 pelvic floor physiotherapists from Great Britain, Croatia, Latvia, Switzerland, and Spain! Among other things, we have entered into collaboration with the Mummy MOT, an organization that brings together 400 physiotherapists from Great Britain and supports …

Pelvicoach • 12 August 2020

The impact of exercising on painful periods

Menstrual pain (dysmenorrhoea) is problem many women have to deal with each month. In the case of some, it may sometimes mean being unable to handle one’s daily chores. What also affects the condition of the organism is whether one takes painkillers on a regular basis. Can exercising pelvic floor muscles help in this case? …

Pelvicoach • 12 August 2020

Pelvic floor muscles need to catch some breath

Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction is often caused by increased tension of the pelvic floor muscles and the inability to relax these muscles correctly. How can PelviFly help women suffering from such a condition? What is the root of the problem? It’s important to bear in mind that when we talk about muscle relaxation, we draw …

Case study • 17 March 2020

Telerehabilitation and biofeedback method to treat stress urinary incontinence in 29 years-old women

Background This report is of therapy with intravaginal probe (kGoal) and mobile application in 29-year-old patient with urinary incontinence after childbirth. It was natural childbirth and baby weight was lower than 4000g. During childbirth perineum was incised and oxytocin was administered. The gynecological examination showed that she didn’t have pelvic organ prolapse in POP-Q (Pelvic …

Scientifically proven • 10 March 2020

PhD thesis. Prevention and treatment of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction in women using telemedicine

Aim: The aim of the study was to create elements of the telemedical system for remote pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and initial assessment of it’s effectiveness among two groups of women: with symptoms of stress urinary incontinence (therapeutic training, study group I) and without symptoms (preventive training, group II tested) under remote supervision of …

Case study • 1 March 2020

Our experience

Our history The founder of PelviFly is Urszula Herman, she did Phd at the Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University, because she has been fascinated by pelvic floor muscles for 8 years. She has devoted all her scientific work to this issue. She first founded Force Feminite Foundation to help female patients, then the idea of using new …

Scientifically proven • 17 February 2020

PelviFly in Urology News

Since 1997 Urology News has been the bimonthly magazine for the latest news & developments in Urology. Magazine is an invaluable resource for consultant and trainee urologists, academic urologists, urological nurses, physiotherapists and continence advisors. Womens Health Physio – Julia Herbert wrote articleThe conservative assessment and treatment of mixed urinary and anal incontinence in women …

Case study • 10 February 2020

Telecare at the Family Midwifery Care Centre KOALA

The Family Midwifery Care Centre KOALA is one of the most family-friendly centres in Poland, and, for 14 years, it has been supporting women in preparing for pregnancy and getting back in shape after giving birth. It runs antenatal classes with an original, unique program in Polish and English, provides urogynecological physiotherapy, and exercise classes for …

Scientifically proven • 9 January 2020

PubMed article: Barriers in entering treatment among women with urinary incontinence

Objective: The aim of the study was to identify barriers in help seeking behaviors among women with urinary incontinence UI. Materials and methods: The study was performed using the method of diagnostic enquiry by means of questionnaire and interview among two groups of patients. The first group of women aged 47-79 years consisted of 80 …