Pelvic Muscle Toner or Trainer
A pelvic muscle toner is a muscle and tone development device that uses electric signals to stimulate the muscle groups located around the pelvic area. It is only suitable for women.
It has many claimed advantages, but the main one is in regaining or improving bladder control.
Further television publicised claims also include the enhancing of sexual pleasure resulting from the benefits of the toner's use.
These pelvic muscle toners are not visible when in use and they require no physical effort on the part of the person using them.
How they work and who can use them
The toner works by using electric stimulus and does not require any physical effort on the part of the person using it. The electric signals are pre-programmed into the device and once switched on work automatically.
These toners are only suitable for women as they are placed within the body.
The toners have two components, a control unit and an active unit (that does the work) and most are cordless.
Using a pelvic muscle toner only requires approximately 15 minutes use twice each day and most users will notice an improvement within a few weeks (and sometimes less). Many who use these aids have full bladder control returned within a short period of time.
Women most likely to benefit from a pelvic muscle toners are those with incontinence problems although many women now use them for their other sexually related benefits.