Postpartum incontinence, or urinary leakage after childbirth, varies in duration depending on factors like delivery type, pelvic floor strength, and whether it's properly managed.

Ways to speed up recovery:

Pelvic floor exercises (Kegel exercises): Exercising your pelvic floor muscles can significantly improve control.

Bladder training: Regular bathroom visits and gradually increasing the time between urinations can help.

Lifestyle adjustments: Reducing caffeine, staying hydrated, and maintaining a healthy weight can improve symptoms.

Physical therapy: Seeing a pelvic floor specialist can be beneficial for persistent incontinence.

Medical treatments: In cases where symptoms persist, treatments such as electrical stimulation, pessaries, and even surgery may be options.

If postpartum incontinence persists for more than a year or significantly affects your quality of life, it is best to consult a healthcare provider.

Can pelvic floor muscles heal naturally?

Yes, pelvic floor muscles can heal naturally, especially with the right exercises and lifestyle changes. However, for some women, recovery may take longer, and additional support can help speed up the process.

Using pelvic floor rehabilitation tools—such as Kegel trainers, biofeedback devices, and electrical stimulation units—can enhance muscle recovery and provide real-time feedback on your progress.

Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Tools: Which One Works Best?

While pelvic floor exercises and lifestyle changes help in postpartum incontinence recovery, many women turn to rehabilitation tools for faster and more effective results. Below is a comparison of the most common options:

Next, I will introduce several Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Tools in detail.

1. Biofeedback device:

Biofeedback Devices for Pelvic Floor Training. The device displays real-time data on muscle activity so that users can see if they are performing the exercises correctly. In this way, users can adjust their exercises to ensure better results.

Main working principle:

Sensors: Usually include plug-in sensors or external sensors that monitor the activity of the pelvic floor muscles.

Feedback: The device gives instant feedback through the screen, sound, or vibration to prompt the user whether the muscles are contracting and relaxing correctly. For example, when the pelvic floor muscles contract, the device can display an icon, make a sound, or provide vibration to help users understand the correct movements.

Data recording: Some devices also provide long-term recording functions to help users track exercise progress or adjust exercise plans based on feedback.

Common types of biofeedback devices:

Inserted sensors: These sensors are usually inserted into the vagina like small Kegel balls and can more accurately measure the degree of contraction of the pelvic floor muscles.

External sensors: These sensors may monitor muscle activity by contacting the skin, or detect reactions through electrode sensors.

Mobile application-based devices: Modern technology has also begun to combine applications with biofeedback devices to display real-time data through mobile phones to further improve the feedback of exercise effects.

Precise guidance: These devices help users know whether they are doing the right movements.

Enhanced awareness: Users can have a clearer understanding of the status of their pelvic floor muscles, which helps to improve muscle control.

Customized exercises: The intensity and frequency of training can be adjusted according to the feedback from the device to gradually improve the effect of the exercise.

Suitable user groups:

Postpartum women: Restore the strength and elasticity of the pelvic floor muscles after childbirth.

Menopausal women: Used to help restore and maintain the health of the pelvic floor muscles.

Patients with urinary incontinence or dysuria: For those with mild urinary incontinence or pelvic floor muscle weakness, biofeedback can help restore normal function.

Improve the quality of sex life: By strengthening the pelvic floor muscles, it can also help improve sex life.

Common brands:

Honey Play Box PUFF - App-controlled inflatable Kegel balls: This product uses gas pressure sensors and location APP to provide real-time feedback on muscle strength and can assess the current pelvic floor muscle health through extremely fast tests and provide corresponding training suggestions.

Price: $129

Elvie Trainer: This device provides real-time feedback and helps women perform Kegel exercises through a small plug-in device and a matching mobile app.

Price: $149.25

PeriCoach: This is also a very popular biofeedback device that uses an app and sensors to help women exercise their pelvic floor muscles.

Price: $329.00

These devices are designed to improve the user's exercise results while providing more personalized and precise guidance to ensure the best results.

· More Comfortable, Fits More Women

Another key reason why I highly recommend PUFF is its exceptional comfort and adaptability. Unlike rigid, fixed probes, PUFF features a flexible "memory spine" that adjusts to different anatomical structures.

Simply put, whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, PUFF molds to your body without causing discomfort. Plus, its balloon-wrapped probe is significantly softer than the fully silicone-coated rigid probes commonly found in the market. This means a smoother, more natural insertion experience, reducing discomfort and making training more pleasant.

· A Training Device That Truly Understands Women

PUFF isn't just another pelvic floor trainer—it's backed by scientific design principles. In just one minute, it can assess your pelvic floor health and categorize your muscles into three types:

Fast-twitch muscles – Responsible for preventing leaks when you sneeze or laugh.

Slow-twitch muscles – Essential for supporting the uterus, bladder, and rectum.

Mixed muscles – Combining both functions for optimal pelvic health.

According to Honey Play Box Lab, weak fast-twitch muscles may result in leakage during sneezing or coughing, while weak slow-twitch muscles could contribute to uterine or bladder prolapse over time, even affecting sexual function.

But PUFF doesn't just help you "train" your pelvic floor muscles—it provides a complete, science-backed training program that specifically targets different muscle groups. This means faster, more effective results, helping you restore your pelvic health with confidence.

· Final Thoughts

Honey Play Box PUFF is more than just a Kegel trainer—it's a highly precise, comfortable, and intelligent tool designed for women who want real results. Whether you're recovering from childbirth, managing menopause, or simply working on strengthening your pelvic floor, PUFF is a game-changer.

And the best part? It's easy, effective, and designed for real women—just like you.

2. Kegel ball/vaginal dumbbell

Kegel balls:

Kegel balls are mainly used when doing Kegel exercises. By contracting and relaxing the pelvic floor muscles, they help to strengthen the muscles. During exercise, you need to constantly exert force to control the position of the ball to achieve the exercise effect. Generally, it is worn and used for a short period of time, which can help improve the control of the pelvic floor muscles.

Can Kegel Balls Really Improve Urinary Incontinence? A Study Tells You the Answer!

How Was the Study Conducted?

A recent study set out to determine which is more effective for improving stress urinary incontinence (SUI): Kegel exercises with professional guidance using biofeedback technology Kegel exercises done independently at home

The researchers recruited 29 women with urinary incontinence and divided them into two groups:

• Supervised Group (15 women): Received monthly training from a physical therapist, using biofeedback equipment to ensure proper technique.

• Unsupervised Group (14 women): Followed written instructions and practiced at home without professional guidance.

Both groups trained for 12 weeks, after which their pelvic floor muscle strength was measured using a Peritron™ device, and they reported their progress through questionnaires.

What Were the Results?

The supervised group showed a greater reduction in urinary incontinence compared to the unsupervised group:

• Less frequent urine leakage (p=0.002)

• Less severe urine leakage (p=0.020)

• Overall incontinence scores decreased (p=0.041)

• Pelvic floor muscle strength improved (p=0.032), but this was not directly linked to reduced incontinence

• Quality of life improved significantly (p=0.005) in the supervised group

Key Takeaways

Kegel exercises work, but must be done correctly to be effective. Supervised training is more effective because many people unknowingly use the wrong muscles when training alone.

Kegel balls can help improve technique, making them a great, cost-effective training tool. For best results, seek professional guidance at least once, then practice at home with Kegel balls to maintain progress.

Vaginal dumbbells:

Vaginal dumbbells are usually designed to be worn long-term to help the pelvic floor muscles regain strength. They are generally designed to be worn long-term and do not require frequent contraction and relaxation like Kegel balls. By wearing them in daily life, vaginal dumbbells use the effect of gravity to help the pelvic floor muscles gradually recover and strengthen.

3. E-Stim Kegel Trainer Set:

I mentioned the EMS device in the previous part of the article. I will not introduce the EMS device. The EMS device needs to use electrode patches to conduct current through the target muscles to achieve the effect of muscle contraction therapy. In this article, I will focus on the new product that uses E-Stim to repair the pelvic floor muscles for single-scenario pelvic floor muscle repair treatment. I found that this type of new product is not only more affordable, but also easier for ordinary people to operate. It does not require knowledge of human muscle anatomy, and can achieve better clinical results than Kegel exercises.

With the development of the times and the breakthrough of technology, a new product called E-Stim Kegel Trainer Set has appeared on Kegel ball. It uses microcurrent to stimulate the pelvic floor muscles and increase blood circulation in the pelvic floor muscles to provide more nutrients for the damaged pelvic floor muscles and repair damaged tissues.

At the same time, the microcurrent designed with changes can cause the pelvic floor muscles to contract. On the one hand, it helps patients with damaged pelvic floor muscles or those who cannot feel the contraction of pelvic floor muscles to find the pelvic floor muscles and the way to exert force on the pelvic floor muscles. It is more conducive to attracting attention to control the contraction of pelvic floor muscles to achieve the purpose of training pelvic floor muscle strength and restoring pelvic floor muscle elasticity. On the other hand, passive pelvic floor muscle contraction also helps pelvic floor muscle repair.

Therefore, microcurrent can be said to be a very suitable helper for pelvic floor muscle repair. It can bring more nutrients to the pelvic floor muscles and help feel the force of the pelvic floor muscles. At the same time, it can also passively contract to repair the damaged pelvic floor muscles.

4. A complete guide to using the tool (including contraindications)

*Data source: FDA Medical Device Use Guide (2024 Revised Edition)

However, Honey Play Box provides more detailed contraindication standards and helps users to use the device safely for repairs more responsibly.

ELEKTRA E-Stim Kegel Trainer Sets are not suitable for people:

1: People who are allergic to silicone

2: Patients with implanted pacemakers, pelvic tumors, mental illness, metal rings, heart disease, hypertension, and hyperthyroidism.

3: Pregnant women and women using shielding contraceptive devices (such as vaginal diaphragms, cervical caps) or pessaries (such as pelvic support devices)

4: Vaginal bleeding (postpartum lochia, menstruation, etc.)

5: Urinary tract infection. It is recommended to treat the symptoms first.

6: Herpes, sexually transmitted diseases, vaginitis, cervical infection, cervical erosion (moderate and above symptoms, etc.) pelvic inflammation, it is recommended to treat the symptoms first.

7: Uterine fibroids, it is recommended to treat the symptoms first.

PUFF App-Controlled Inflatable Kegel Ball are suitable for:

1: Pregnant women

2: Inflammation, pelvic inflammatory disease or other infections in the genital area

3: Women recovering from uterine or surgical procedures

4: Patients with severe pelvic organ prolapse

5: People with silicone allergies

6: People with severe cardiovascular disease

Honey Play Box Safe Use Certification

5. Common Misunderstandings and Expert Advice

Myth 1: The stronger the microcurrent stimulation, the better

Truth: The intensity of the current is not the only factor that determines the treatment effect. E-Stim treatment improves the function of the pelvic floor muscles by using different frequencies of Hertz (Hz) to induce passive contraction of the target muscle fibers. Excessive current may cause muscle fatigue or discomfort, and may even cause harm to the body. The current intensity should be adjusted according to the individual's tolerance and treatment goals.

Expert advice: During treatment, you should follow the appropriate current intensity and frequency, and choose a device mode that suits your personal situation. Excessive stimulation is not only ineffective, but may also cause excessive muscle fatigue, which will affect repair.

Myth 2: Using microcurrent Kegel balls can completely solve pelvic floor problems

Truth: Microcurrent Kegel balls can indeed strengthen the strength of the pelvic floor muscles, especially for the initial repair or weakened muscles, but it cannot solve all pelvic floor problems alone. Many pelvic floor health problems (such as urinary incontinence, pelvic floor prolapse, etc.) may require multi-faceted treatment, including physical therapy, targeted exercise, lifestyle adjustments, etc.

Expert advice: Experts usually recommend combining other treatments (such as manual pelvic floor muscle therapy, traditional Kegel exercises, lifestyle improvements, etc.) to comprehensively and effectively improve pelvic floor function.

Myth 3: Microcurrent can tighten the vagina

Truth: The function of microcurrent Kegel balls is not to tighten the vagina directly, but to help the pelvic floor muscle fibers to passively contract and train through currents of different frequencies. For people with severe pelvic floor muscle damage, it can help reactivate the pelvic floor muscles and improve control, but it does not directly "tighten" the vagina.

Expert advice: For women who have already experienced pelvic floor muscle relaxation or loss of control, microcurrent treatment can effectively stimulate the muscles to restore perception and strength. However, the recovery effect also needs to be combined with targeted exercises and professional treatment advice.

Reference:

Cross, D., Waheed, N., Krake, M., & Gahreman, D. (2022). Effectiveness of supervised Kegel exercises using bio-feedback versus unsupervised Kegel exercises on stress urinary incontinence: A quasi-experimental study. International Urogynecology Journal, 33(7), 1627–1638. [10.1007/s00192-022-05281-8/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9266083/]