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Due to the hormone changes during pregnancy and childbirth, the climacteric
period or menopause, due to severe physical strain or overweight, overexpansion
or weakening of the pelvic floor can occur. The consequences can be bladder
weakness or a malposition of the organs in the abdomen.
The pelvic floor can however be trained just as every other muscle by intense
training. This way, you can correct these discomforts or avoid them preventively.
Pelvic floor training is particularly suited:
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During pregnancy and after childbirth for preventing pelvic floor weakness and
for supporting the regeneration
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For weakening, correcting and preventing bladder weakness (due to stress in-
continence) with women (particularly in the climacteric period and menopause)
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For improvement, if the uterus (Descensus uteri) or other pelvic organs have
descended
4. Functionality
With the ELANEE seat cushion for pelvic floor training you can train your pelvic
floor muscles on the side in everyday life. The operating principle of the seat cus-
hion is “active sitting”. To do that, the seat cushion is simply placed on any seating
furniture. Unpadded surfaces are particularly suited.
The cushion is filled with air and creates a slight instability in the pelvis during
sitting. The pelvic floor muscles counterbalance this instability and are therefore
constantly strained and stimulated during sitting. The constant movement trains
the pelvic floor muscles. The ripped side of the cushion stimulates blood circula-
tion in the buttocks at the same time.
The ELANEE seat cushion for pelvic floor training is a perfect addition to pelvic
floor gymnastics or training with the pelvic floor training aids (e.g. ELANEE pelvic
floor training aids phase I or phase II).
Other positive effects of “active sitting” are:
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Training of weakened pelvic floor muscles and preservation of existing muscle
strength
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Positive effect on upright and healthy posture
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Training of the back muscles
