Peritone EMG Biofeedback unit

How strong are your pelvic floor muscles?
Find out with the Peritone! It is a hand-held biofeedback device that shows exactly how strong your pelvic floor muscles are and helps you with manual exercises. Used with the Periform, Veriprobe or Anuform electrodes it means you can practice your exercises at home and monitor your improvement!

How does Peritone work?
Muscles emit a tiny electrical current when they contract (measured in microvolts). This activity is picked up through the electrodes and the information is displayed on the Peritone screen - giving you 'biofeedback'. As you contract your pelvic floor you should see the LEDS on the screen light up. As you relax your muscles the LEDs will switch off.

The Peritone will help you to understand your pelvic floor muscles, see how they are improving in strength over a period of time and help motivate you to continue to do your exercises. If you are using the device under the guidance of a physiotherapist it will allow them to monitor your improvement in between your appointments.

Description

The Peritone is a simple to operate, low cost, single channel EMG (electromyography) biofeedback device, newly available from the ever-reliable Neen suite of health products.

The Peritone can be programmed for effective pelvic floor workouts and provides visual and audio feedback on muscle activity as you exercise. It has been specifically developed for ease of use, making it a ideal choice for a physiotherapist, and most importantly, enabling women to use it themselves at home.

EMG is a technique for measuring muscle activity, and the Peritone, used with a vaginal electrode, measures the muscle activity in the pelvic floor. The Peritone can be set to provide timed workouts, with variable work and rest times, and variable repetitions. For example, a typical workout might consist of

• 10 seconds work (ie pf squeeze)
• 10 seconds rest
• repeated 10 times

The display screen of the Peritone signals the work and rest intervals. Visual feedback on the strength of the muscle activity is provided both on the display screen and on the continuous light display. Audio feedback is also available on a variable setting, if desired.

At the end of a workout, the device displays the average muscle readings for the session. It's therefore very easy to judge progress as this figure increases over time.

A physiotherapist using the Peritone with a patient may also choose to "lock" the device in order to track the results of all sessions during a given period of time.

The Peritone is supplied with a plastic stand that enables the device to be positioned so that the screen can be view easily while exercising.

The Peritone is also supplied with a fabric pouch, an EMG lead wire and an EMG reference wire, battery, adhesive electrodes and a detailed instruction booklet. If you are ordering a Peritone, please remember you will also need a vaginal or anal electrode. Choose from the Periform, Veriprobe or Anuform to suit your specific needs.

The Peritone is supported by a two year manufacturer's warranty from the date of purchase.

Specifications

Manufacturer's Specifications:

• Range 0.2-2000µv
• Sensitivity 0.1µv RMS
• Work rest periods 2-99 sec
• No of trials 1-99
• Unit dimensions 128.5 x 64 x 28.3mm
• Weight 0.15kg

Features:

• Accurate and sensitive - measures activity down to as low as 0.2µv and as high as 2000µv.
• LEDs display EMG level clearly and easily
• LCD displays numerical EMG reading and work/rest countdown
• After each session statistics can be reviewed (includes work and rest averages, average onset of muscle contraction and muscle release)
• Lock mode function for recording time in use, statistics and locking the units parameters
• Low cost, high quality and very accurate
• Used with Periform®+ or Anuform® and surface electrodes (not included)
• Optional software available

The Peritone manufacturer states that the unit is intended for use under the guidance of a health professional.

Unsure about the difference between the Pericalm, the InControl Micro and the Peritone?
The Pericalm, and the InControl Micro-Reachargeable are all electrical stimulation devices that deliver a small controllable electrical charge to your muscles. Electrical stimulation is often recommended for women who are unable to locate and contract their pelvic floor muscles: electrical stimulation is used to "jump start" them into action, to assist in locating muscles and developing muscle awareness, and to provide a workout particularly in the earlier stages of pelvic floor exercise program.
The Peritone is a feedback device that measures muscle activity. With a Peritone, you do the muscle work yourself and the device tells you whether you are improving via visual and audio feedback. The device can be programmed for an exercise session, which you then follow, contracting and relaxing in time with the display. As your muscles strengthen over time, your base level will increase and the Peritone will constantly feedback on the power of your contraction. As the Peritone measures and provides feedback on muscle activity, women who have been diagnosed with overly tense pelvic floor muscles can find it assists them to learn how to relax their pf muscles fully.