Originally these exercises were done just by women after childbirth to rebuild the vaginal muscles and help with stress incontincence. Later Dr. Kegel discovered that muscle weakness could be found in most women over 40, causing pelvic discomfort, bladder dysfunction and sexual disturbances. From that he concluded that all women should be doing a variable resistance pelvic floor muscle exercise for their general health.

What most of what most of these websites won't tell you is that Dr. Kegel's invention was not just a pelvic floor muscle exerciser, but a Biofeedback device called the "Kegel Perineometer".

The important difference between what people are calling a kegel exercise what Dr. Kegel discovered is the "Biofeedback" part. That means that while the exercise is being done, the exerciser is given feedback on how they are doing. None of the exercises or devices available on the market today do this...except for the Kegelmaster 2000.

Most women who just "do" kegels usually have minimal results due to the lack variable resistance and no feedback to determine if they are doing the exercise properly. The most common problem is contraction of the abdominal muscles at the same time as the PC muscle. When this occurs the abdominal muscles (which are bigger and stronger) push down on the pelvic floor and can actually make the problem worse. That is why the Kegelmaster 2000 was invented. It is the first and only (patented) kegel exerciser to provide both progressive resistance and biofeedback in a compact, inexpensive and easy to use device.