Groundbreaking device revolutionizes pelvic floor training for physiotherapists

News-Medical.Net August 5, 2024
Brunel University London

Pelvic floor problems like incontinence, prolapse, trouble going to the toilet and pain during sex are all too common, and often the best line of treatment is physio.

The only way for physiotherapists to learn how to examine pelvic floor muscles by practicing on each other, which is far from ideal.

New clinical training device, SimLevator™, transforms that. It mimics pelvic floor muscle movements, so students can practice checking patients’ muscle strength and function without risking discomfort or harm.

Developed by Brunel University London product design engineering graduate, Maia Heath, SimLevator™ is the first anatomically accurate, ‘feels real’ pelvic floor simulator.

“There is a woeful lack of attention and resources dedicated solely to women’s health,” said Maia, 21, from Hong...

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