Kegelia · For clinicians
Kegelia for clinicians.
Kegelia is a paced pelvic floor training app, built to support the home practice you prescribe rather than to replace your care. We think the honest way to introduce it to a clinician is to be just as clear about what it isn't as about what it is. Here's both.
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The short version.
A jellyfish sets a squeeze-and-release rhythm and a gentle haptic marks the lift, so the patient trains the movement, and the release, without counting. It's designed around two things we chose to build for: getting the technique right, and keeping the practice going between visits. It is not biofeedback, not a medical device, and not a substitute for assessment. The exercise is evidence-based; the app itself has not been studied, and we won't tell you otherwise.
What it does.
In practice, it's a companion for the home programme, aimed at the parts patients find hardest to get right on their own.
The rhythm cues a gentle lift up and in, and, importantly, a full relaxation between reps. The haptic fires on the contraction, never a cue to bear down.
A one-minute floor, a forgiving tone, and no guilt-driven streaks are all aimed at keeping patients practising between visits.
A discreet mode shows only the jellyfish, no labels or counters, for patients who won't practise in shared or public spaces.
What it deliberately isn't.
We'd rather you know the limits up front. Kegelia does not measure or record muscle activity, so it is not biofeedback and cannot confirm a correct contraction, it paces, it doesn't sense. It is not a medical device and makes no diagnostic or treatment claims. It does not assess, and it cannot tell a weak floor from a hypertonic one. For that reason we don't consider it appropriate for patients whose presentation is pelvic pain, tightness or a hypertonic floor: our onboarding and content route those readers to seek a pelvic floor specialist rather than start strengthening here. It is an adjunct, and only that.
The evidence, honestly.
Pelvic floor muscle training is the recommended first-line approach for women with stress or mixed urinary incontinence, offered as supervised training of at least three months. On technique: after only brief verbal instruction, about half of women managed an effective contraction, and roughly a quarter used a technique that could worsen leakage. The authors concluded simple instructions aren't enough preparation. In men and post-prostatectomy the evidence is more mixed, and we describe it with lower confidence throughout the site. Kegelia is built around the technique problem, and designed around keeping a home programme going between visits; the product has not itself been trialled, so any claim you see from us is about the method, never about the app. The full reference list is on the science page.
Where it fits in your care.
Think of it as a between-visits home-practice companion: something to help a patient perform the exercise with a reasonable rhythm and full release, and to keep at it, in the gaps between appointments. Today it paces standard short sessions at a few levels. A clinician-customisable scheme, so a patient could follow the specific sets and holds you prescribe, is something we're actively working toward rather than something we offer yet, and we'd rather say so plainly than imply a feature that isn't there. If that capability would change whether Kegelia is useful in your practice, we'd genuinely like to hear it.
We'd like to work with specialists.
We're an independent team building this carefully, and we know credibility in this field is earned with clinicians, not around them. If you're a pelvic floor physiotherapist, women's or men's health specialist, or continence professional and you'd be open to giving feedback, flagging where we've got the tone or the limits wrong, or exploring a pilot, please get in touch through the support page. Honest criticism is more useful to us than polite silence.
The ones that come up.
Is Kegelia a biofeedback device?
No. Kegelia paces a rhythm and marks the contraction phase with a haptic; it does not measure or record muscle activity, and it is not a biofeedback or pressure device. It is a pacing and technique-support tool for home practice, nothing more.
Is Kegelia a medical device?
No. Kegelia is a consumer app that supports a home pelvic floor exercise habit. It is not a medical device, it does not diagnose or treat any condition, and it is not a substitute for clinical assessment or a supervised programme.
Can I recommend Kegelia to my patients?
You're welcome to, for appropriate patients, as an adjunct to the home programme you set. It may help with technique and, especially, adherence. It is not suitable for patients whose presentation is a hypertonic or painful pelvic floor, where strengthening is not the goal.
Does Kegelia replace pelvic floor physiotherapy?
No, and it isn't meant to. Assessment, diagnosis, and a tailored programme are your role; Kegelia is a between-visits companion for the exercises you prescribe. It's designed to support your care, not to stand in for it.
Is there evidence behind it?
The method is well supported: pelvic floor muscle training is the recommended first-line approach for women with stress or mixed urinary incontinence, as supervised training of at least three months, and the technique research concluded that simple instructions aren't enough preparation. Kegelia is built around that, and designed around keeping a home programme going between visits; the app itself has not been studied, and we don't claim it has.
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For informational purposes for health professionals. Kegelia is a consumer app and not a medical device; it does not diagnose or treat any condition and is not a substitute for professional assessment. Evidence cited supports pelvic floor muscle training as a method; the app has not been independently studied.