When you look into bladder weakness, urinary incontinence and ways of treating it, you’ll keep coming across the name Kegel. Why is that?

Dr. Arnold Kegel (1894 to 1981) was a  Gynaecologist  who first made the link between weakening of the pelvic floor muscles in women and stress incontinence. He noticed that childbirth often led to bladder weakness and developed a series of exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. Dr. Kegel invented the “perineometer”, an air-pressure device to test how well a woman could contract her vaginal walls, and thus was able to monitor the strength of the muscles in her pelvic area.

After Dr. Kegel’s groundbreaking work, all exercises and devices aimed at strengthening the pelvic floor tend to be called “Kegel” exercises or “Kegel” devices .

Modern electronic devices have replaced his primitive measuring equipment, but still bear the name Kegel to show the link with pelvic floor strength.

kegel8 tight and tone

Our recommended pelvic floor strengthener and toner, the Kegel8 “tight and tone” gives you sophisticated electronic  measurements of the strength of your vaginal and pelvic muscles, making the whole process of tackling bladder weakness much more modern and refined than it was in Dr Kegel’s day.

You can measure your muscle strength and watch your progress day by day as you carry out the simple exercises discreetly in the comfort and privacy of your own bedroom.

So now you know why it’s so called, click on the link below and have a look at our article on the Kegel8 tight and tone.

The “tight and tone” is the one that we find the best combination of affordability, ease of use and consistent results. It may be the right one for you.