How does a smart pelvic floor trainer work? Complete guide

A smart pelvic floor trainer is an intravaginal medical device that measures the contraction of your pelvic floor muscles and converts them into real-time visual feedback on a mobile app, making pelvic floor training easier, more motivating, and effective. You can use it at home or alongside professional care from a healthcare provider (midwife, physiotherapist, urologist) to improve pelvic floor tone, reduce urinary leaks, and ease daily discomfort.

• A sensor placed inside the vagina measures pelvic muscle activity and displays it live on your phone
  

• Improvements can be seen as early as 3 weeks with a tailored exercise program like the one offered by the Emy Trainer solution
  

What is a smart pelvic floor trainer?

A smart pelvic floor trainer is a vaginal device designed for at-home pelvic floor training. It detects your pelvic muscles’ contractions through a pressure sensor and sends the data via Bluetooth to a smartphone app. Using this medical device based on biofeedback, you can see your contractions in real time, including their strength, duration, and your progress session by session.

The pelvic floor trainer is usually made of medical-grade silicone, soft to the touch, waterproof, discreet, and easy to use. It’s anatomically designed for simple and comfortable insertion. Some models are wired for pelvic floor electrostimulation, while others, like smart pelvic floor trainers, operate wirelessly via Bluetooth to an app.

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How does a smart pelvic floor trainer work?

A smart pelvic floor trainer contains one or more pressure sensors that measure the pressure exerted by your pelvic muscles when they contract. The device detects pressure changes and transmits them via Bluetooth to a mobile app that analyzes and displays the data in real time.

The app presents your contraction levels, duration, session frequency, and overall progress through games, graphs, or numbers. This lets you see your contractions live, practice the correct contraction technique, and tailor your training with biofeedback. This system helps you gradually improve muscle quality and strength.

Instructions: How to use a pelvic floor trainer?

• Before the session: wash your hands, clean the trainer with water and mild soap, then rinse and dry it thoroughly.

• Insertion: get into a comfortable position (lying down or semi-reclined), apply a water-based lubricant if needed, then gently insert the vaginal trainer up to the recommended mark (usually a few centimeters).

• Connection: turn on the trainer (or shake it depending on the model) and connect it via Bluetooth to the dedicated mobile app. Make sure that Bluetooth is enabled on your smartphone.

Once the pelvic floor trainer is connected, the app offers a guided setup: calibration of the baseline contraction (if you choose a model that adapts exercise difficulty like Emy Trainer), program selection, session duration, then the start of the exercise series. At the end of your session, remove the trainer, rinse it with water, clean it with mild soap, air dry or use a clean towel, then store it in its case to keep it protected.

What exercises are offered with the pelvic floor trainer?

Smart pelvic floor trainers offer Kegel exercises in the form of games. For certain models like Emy Trainer, it goes further as the exercises are based on medical protocols to train contraction, endurance, and relaxation of the pelvic muscles. The app often transforms the training into mini-games: you contract to raise a cursor, control a character, reach a level, or pass a specific point in a game.

Typically, you will find:

• quick contractions to train muscle responsiveness;

• slow, sustained contractions for endurance and control;

• mixed programs to tone the pelvic floor, reduce urinary leaks, and improve bladder control in daily life.

Each session lasts on average a few minutes (for example, 5 to 20 minutes) and easily fits into a regular routine, at least several times a week, for simple, quick, and motivating training.

How can you track your progress with a pelvic floor trainer?

The app records each session (duration, average strength, level reached, weekly frequency) and lets you monitor your progress over time. You can view:

• the improvement in contraction strength;

• the maximum hold time;

• the consistency of your practice: number of sessions per day, week, and month.

Thanks to this data, you get visual feedback for each session, as well as long-term tracking charts to see if the exercises are effective, adjust frequency, or switch programs. Some apps like Emy Trainer even offer integrated professional support (with the option to communicate directly with a physiotherapist and share results with a midwife or urologist) to fine-tune treatment and personalize care.

What are the benefits of connected pelvic floor training?

Pelvic floor training with a smart trainer offers several advantages:

• Improved muscle tone in the pelvic floor, with reduced stress urinary incontinence and better bladder control.

• Prevention or improvement of pelvic issues: urinary incontinence, heaviness sensation, postpartum recovery, post-birth troubles, discomfort during sports, or impact on intimate life.

By offering a Engaging, motivating, and measurable biofeedback, the connected pelvic floor trainer helps you maintain a regular practice, which is essential for achieving effective and long-lasting results on quality of life, urinary control, pelvic comfort, and even during sexual activity (better awareness of the pelvic floor, reduction of certain muscle pains).

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Which connected pelvic floor trainers are available?

Several connected pelvic floor trainers are now available for at-home pelvic floor training. They don’t all operate the same way (technology, design, type of sensor, offered programs, price, materials), but the common principle is a wireless connected pelvic floor trainer with real-time visual feedback and progress tracking in an app.

One stands out for its high sensitivity and clinically proven effectiveness, Emy Trainer. A comparison shows that traditional trainers rarely offer such comprehensive programs and support:

Pelvic floor training: who is it for and why?

At-home pelvic floor training is especially recommended:

• After childbirth (postpartum) to tone the pelvic floor, prevent incontinence, and restore strong pelvic support.

• In cases of stress incontinence, urinary leakage during coughing, laughing, sports, or lifting.

• As prevention or support for early-stage prolapse and certain pelvic muscle pains.

Regular and tailored exercise practice helps prevent worsening of certain muscle issues, improve pelvic support, reduce leaks, and enhance overall quality of life. It can also improve sensations of control and comfort in your intimate life.

Who can prescribe or recommend a pelvic floor trainer?

The pelvic floor trainer is a medical device : the medical prescription and coverage depend on the country, the type of pelvic floor trainer (wired pelvic floor electrostimulation, smart pelvic floor trainer, etc.) and the indication. The healthcare professionals who may be involved include:

• midwives (postpartum sessions, follow-up during or after pregnancy);

• physiotherapists specialized in pelvic floor therapy (postpartum pelvic floor recovery, muscle function assessment, personalized programs);

• urologists or gynecologists, depending on the type of incontinence or pelvic disorder.

Before starting home use, it is recommended to consult a healthcare professional to ensure the pelvic floor trainer suits your situation, specify the frequency and duration of training sessions, the parameters to monitor, and to avoid contraindications (infection, acute pain, suspicion of serious pathology).

Pelvic floor electrostimulation or biofeedback: what's the difference?

There are two main types of use:

• Biofeedback pelvic floor trainer: the device measures your own muscle contraction and sends the information back to you via the app, in the form of games or charts. You make the effort, you are active, the device acts only as a sensor, allowing you to visualize and analyze your effort.

• Pelvic floor electrostimulation trainer: the device is connected to a unit that delivers controlled electrical stimulation to the pelvic floor muscles; this can trigger a passive contraction, useful in certain specific cases, on medical advice and with precise settings (intensity, frequency, duration).

Some uses combine biofeedback and electrostimulation, but many playful smart pelvic floor trainers like Emy Trainer focus mainly on biofeedback and active training because it is recognized as the most effective method according to scientific literature.

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Best hygiene, maintenance, and safety practices

For a safe and comfortable experience:

• Clean the pelvic floor trainer before and after each use with water and mild soap, avoiding harsh products.

• Use a water-based lubricant if needed to ease insertion and prevent micro-irritations.

• Check the integrity of materials (medical-grade silicone, no cracks) and stop using it if you experience discomfort, pain, abnormal bleeding, or signs of infection.

Follow the manufacturer’s instructions (usage time, session duration, frequency) and your healthcare professional’s advice. If in doubt, don’t hesitate to consult to adjust the program or verify the indication.

How to incorporate the pelvic floor trainer into your care routine and daily life?

The smart pelvic floor trainer can be used between sessions with your PT, or after an initial phase of recovery, as an engaging way to continue training:

• Maintain the benefits of the Long-term pelvic floor training through regular practice at home.

• Gradually strengthen your muscles with programs tailored to your needs (incontinence, postpartum recovery, sports, prevention).

In daily life, the training sessions are short and can easily fit into your routine: just a few minutes a day or several times a week, depending on the program. The game-like aspect and immediate visual feedback keep you motivated, which is often the key to achieving fast and lasting results.