{"id":259,"date":"2021-05-08T20:09:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T20:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.mutusystem.com\/en-us\/?page_id=259"},"modified":"2023-11-28T12:30:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T12:30:12","slug":"for-medical-professionals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/for-medical-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"For Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-professionals.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-259","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFor Professionals - MUTU System<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, painful sex, diastasis recti, birth trauma-related postnatal depression and back pain affect women's physical bodies\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/for-medical-professionals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"For Professionals - 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It has been proven that the physical changes a woman experiences after having children can impact her mental health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The MUTU System Program is an evidence-based digital app for at-home use, with proven clinical benefits for perinatal physical and mental health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MUTU shows evidence of clinical benefits<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pelvic organ prolapse<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Urinary incontinence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pelvic floor dysfunction<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dyspareunia (p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ainful sex)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diastasis Recti<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back pain\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Perinatal mental health symptoms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">OB-GYN’s, Specialist Pelvic Health Physical Therapists, Surgeons, and Midwives regularly refer patients to MUTU as a safe, at-home solution during pregnancy, in the postnatal period and beyond.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To discuss <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">any of the MUTU research data, to find out how to direct your patients and clients to MUTU, or to join our healthcare provider and fitness professional affiliate program, please <a href=\"mailto:wendy@mutusystem.com\">contact us<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n"},"accordion":{"text":"Evidence of Outcomes","group":[{"title":"Assessment by world-leading health app reviewers ","link":null,"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orchahealth.com\/who-we-help\/health-and-care-professionals\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ORCHA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> are world leaders in digital health apps assessment and distribution. MUTU has been comprehensively reviewed with a <\/span><b>Baseline Review Score of 91% <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Nov 2020)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data Score: 80%; Professional Assurance Score: 94%; Usability\/Accessibility Score: 97%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NHS Digital, the National technology partner to the UK health and care system, assessed and approved MUTU in June 2020: <\/span><b><i>\u201cThe MUTU System program has met all compliance standards, and displays evidence of clinical benefits\u2026 including reduced risk of surgery, symptom improvement and mental well-being improvement\u201d\u00a0 <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DAQ assessment team, Feb 2020.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Approved for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Available evidence of outcomes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clinical 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were following MUTU System alongside physiotherapy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bladder weakness:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">53% of women experienced leaking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">17% of women were using pads for leaking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">35% of women found physical activity was affected by leaking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">20% of women found their daily activities were affected by leaking<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">24% of women felt anxieties\/nerves because of leaking<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>POP:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">13% had been diagnosed with a prolapse<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">28% had prolapse symptoms<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">55% of women had experienced DR<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">18% of women avoided sex due to pain or discomfort<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Overall Survey Results:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">67.27% of 110 women answered all 4 surveys over 12 weeks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Top Line Results by <\/b><b>WEEK 3<\/b><b> of using MUTU<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">100% of respondents who couldn\u2019t locate their pelvic floor muscles prior to starting MUTU could do so after week 3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">100% of the respondents who reported prolapse symptoms saw an improvement by Week 3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of the respondents who had experienced Diastasis Recti, 87% had seen an improvement by week 3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When asked if they had noticed a change about how they feel about their body and what it is able to do, 87% had seen an improvement by week 3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of the respondents who experienced pain or discomfort during sexual intercourse, 61% had seen an improvement by week 3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of the respondents who said that bladder, bowel or vaginal issues had resulted in them avoiding sex, 65% were more confident and had a greater desire to have sex by week 3.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Further improvements over time<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bladder weakness improvements increased to 96% by week 6.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Week 6, the improvements for Diastasis Recti had increased to 90%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When asked if the respondents had noticed a change about how they feel about their body and what it is able to do, the improvements had further increased to 91% by Week 9<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Improvements in painful sex symtoms further improved tp 90% by Week 9, and 93% by week 12<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Of participants avoiding sex due to pain or discomfort, 81% were more confident by week 9 and 83% more confident by week 12.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">76% of women felt physically stronger after 12 weeks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">59% of women felt more confident after 9 weeks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lucy Eggleton,\u00a0 Operational\u00a0 Lead\u00a0 Specialist\u00a0 Physiotherapist\u00a0 for\u00a0 the\u00a0 Pelvic\u00a0 and\u00a0 Maternal\u00a0 Health Physiotherapy Team at Norwich University Hospital Trust:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c…The trial discovered that many were experiencing other distressing postnatal symptoms [that had yet been diagnosed] such as pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence or pain on resuming intercourse. It has been great to see so many women have found relief from these symptoms through participating and this is a program we are happy to support and refer our patients onto\u2026 in a time of such difficulty when so many new mothers have felt isolated and unsupported, we were happy to join with Wendy and the team to offer this program. We have been so pleased with the feedback and results, seeing women restored back to full health and function.\u2019\u2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n"},{"title":"Baseline Research Paper - Prolapse Outcomes","link":null,"content":"<p><b>An intervention to improve prolapse outcomes and bring savings to health services and insurers.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 2020: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr Adam Pollard, PhD MCSM MSc PGCE BSc (Hons) Exeter Medical School<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Suruchi Kothari, MBBS, MRCGP Imperial College London<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baseline research c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">onsidered MUTU as intervention for prolapse outcomes vs current pathways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018\u2019Research presented here outlines the potential benefits of a form of PFMT to support new mothers and reduce the burden of POP\u2026 The approach offered by MUTU System improved prolapse symptoms by the order of 39%… Subsequent savings to services [and insurers] \u2026 with savings potentially rising if related conditions are considered, eg: mental health and incontinence\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n"},{"title":"Clinical Survey - 900 participants 2018","link":null,"content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">November 2018 clinical survey based on: EPAQ PF, Female Sexual Function Index, Urinary Distress Inventory, Kings Health Questionnaire and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Distress Inventory 6, focused on three key areas of women\u2019s health: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1. Sexual well being 2. Urinary symptoms 3. Quality of life<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The survey was drafted by an independent medical consultant and 906 complete responses were received (out of 3000 customers who had digitally marked at least 6 modules of MUTU System program complete on the app tracker). No payment was offered or given and results anonymised. After following MUTU System for 6 weeks or more:<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>97%<\/h1>\n<p><b>97%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of women who couldn\u2019t successfully locate or engage their pelvic floor muscles before, were able to after using MUTU System<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>92%<\/h1>\n<p><b>92%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of women who had experience bladder symptoms including urinary leakage saw improvement after using MUTU System<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>88%<\/h1>\n<p><b>88%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of women suffering from symptoms of Pelvic Organ Prolapse reported improvement after using MUTU System<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>89% <\/b><\/h1>\n<p><b>89% <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">of women who experienced pain or discomfort during or after sexual intercourse reported an improvement after doing MUTU System<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>94%<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><b>94%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of women with diastasis recti (separation of abdominal muscles) reported an improvement after using MUTU System<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>94%<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><b>94%<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of women who used MUTU System felt an improvement in how they felt about their body and what it is able to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Survey results show both physical and mental health benefits of MUTU without any further costly intervention required by the health services.<\/span><\/p>\n"}]},"contact":{"text":"<h2>Healthcare Professionals and Insurers contact<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To discuss healthcare provider partnerships with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MUTU, request further resources or data, to find out how to direct your patients and clients to MUTU, or to join our healthcare provider and fitness professional affiliate program, please <a href=\"mailto:wendy@mutusystem.com\">contact us<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n"},"source":{"title":"","text":null}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5941,"href":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/259\/revisions\/5941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}