{"id":1899,"date":"2021-07-21T12:42:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T12:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.mutusystem.com\/en-us\/?p=1899"},"modified":"2023-12-15T11:21:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T11:21:26","slug":"new-campaign-tackles-health-taboo-harming-womens-dignity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/mutu-news\/new-campaign-tackles-health-taboo-harming-womens-dignity\/","title":{"rendered":"It only takes 12 minutes – the pelvic floor challenge from MUTU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
MUTU led the pelvic floor challenge to raise awareness and start conversations. Incontinence and postnatal body issues are major health concerns for women, costing millions of dollars every year. They harm women\u2019s dignity, have a huge impact on mental health, and ruin lives for years. Issues such as incontinence, diastasis recti (abdominal muscle separation), or pelvic organ prolapse, are rarely discussed openly. The stigma attached, means that 75% of women<\/a> with incontinence suffer in silence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Those that do seek help take on average 6.5 years to do so. This seriously impacts mental health, doubling the risk of postnatal depression<\/a>. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Sufferers experience humiliation, fear, and anxiety over becoming incontinent in public and distress at others finding out. It can also cause loss of sleep and sexual dysfunction. However, many women aren\u2019t aware that this misery is avoidable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Through a recent study, we proved that these conditions can be improved by women in their own homes, without expensive medical intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Designed to combat this and raise awareness of the issue of bladder weakness we launched the Pelvic Floor Challenge. It encourages women to open up discussions about postnatal body issues, and put 12 minutes aside each day to start to heal their pelvic floor with MUTU System<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wendy Powell<\/a>, CEO and founder of MUTU System, comments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFor many women, this situation is entirely preventable. Women are suffering from postnatal issues such as incontinence, diastasis recti, or pelvic organ prolapse. With the right information and exercises,<\/em><\/em> most can be treated by themselves at home and even have their condition reversed. We hope that the Pelvic Floor Challenge will help show women what is possible and encourage them to talk about the issue.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our recent study <\/a>of 906 women with varying postnatal body issues, has clearly demonstrated that these problems can be improved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our survey was conducted with women who had completed at least 6 weeks of our 12 week program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After using MUTU System 97%<\/strong> of women who couldn\u2019t successfully locate or engage their pelvic floor muscles before, were able to after using MUTU System.<\/p> 92 % <\/strong>of women reported an improvement in bladder symptoms including urinary leakage.<\/p> 88 % <\/strong>of women reported an improvement in symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse.<\/p> 94 % <\/strong>of women reported an improvement in signs and symptoms of diastasis recti, separation of the stomach muscles.<\/p> 89 %<\/strong> of women experienced an improvement in sexual symptoms; pain\/discomfort during\/after intercourse.<\/p> 94 % <\/strong>of women felt an improvement in how they able felt about their body and what it is able to do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Incontinence and the Pelvic Floor Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
MUTU System survey results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Medical experts on the pelvic floor challenge campaign <\/h2>\n\n\n\n