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Duetothehormone changes during pregnancy andchildbirth,theclimacteric
periodormenopause,duetoseverephysicalstrainoroverweight,overexpansion
orweakeningofthepelvicoorcanoccur.Theconsequencescanbebladder
weakness or a malposition of the organs in the abdomen.
Thepelvicoorcanhoweverbetrainedjustaseveryothermusclebyintense
training.Thisway,youcancorrectthesediscomfortsoravoidthempreventively.
Pelvicoortrainingisparticularlysuited:
•Duringpregnancyandafterchildbirthforpreventingpelvicoorweaknessand
for supporting the regeneration
•Forweakening,correctingandpreventingbladderweakness(duetostressin-
continence)withwomen(particularlyintheclimactericperiodandmenopause)
•Forimprovement,iftheuterus(Descensusuteri)orotherpelvicorganshave
descended
4. Functionality
WiththeELANEEseatcushionforpelvicoortrainingyoucantrainyourpelvic
oormusclesonthesideineverydaylife.Theoperatingprincipleoftheseatcus-
hionis“activesitting”.Todothat,theseatcushionissimplyplacedonanyseating
furniture.Unpaddedsurfacesareparticularlysuited.
Thecushionislledwithairandcreatesaslightinstabilityinthepelvisduring
sitting.Thepelvicoormusclescounterbalancethisinstabilityandaretherefore
constantlystrainedandstimulatedduringsitting.Theconstantmovementtrains
thepelvicoormuscles.Therippedsideofthecushionstimulatesbloodcircula-
tion in the buttocks at the same time.
TheELANEEseatcushionforpelvicoortrainingisaperfectadditiontopelvic
oorgymnasticsortrainingwiththepelvicoortrainingaids(e.g.ELANEEpelvic
oortrainingaidsphaseIorphaseII).
Other positive effects of “active sitting” are:
•Trainingofweakenedpelvicoormusclesandpreservationofexistingmuscle
strength
•Positiveeffectonuprightandhealthyposture
•Training of the back muscles