Dr. Kelly’s Favorite Things!

"What products do you recommend?"

I get asked this question EVERY DAY! In the clinic, on Social Media, even in real life at the grocery store when someone recognizes me.

So you're in luck. In this post, I'm going to give you a list of my favorite pelvic health products and courses!  I am nuttier than a squirrel about pelvic health, so I will hold little back in my description and recommendations here---you are SO WELCOME :) :) 

As a reminder, I am an Amazon Affiliate, so if you purchase items through these links, I may receive a small commission. But I recommend them NOT because I receive a commission, but because I really do love these products. My clients ask me this every day, so I'm not bashful about telling you!

Plus...it makes me feel like Oprah!

My Favorite Things of 2025 (so far)!

Besides my own courses, of course :)  Here are the products that I am recommending to my clients the most, in 2025. These are the products that I also see the biggest return on investment, and/or lifelong usability. 

So...without further ado...in no particular order...my favorite things!!

1. Silicone Massage Cups: These can be used to improve digestion for better poops, reduce pelvic pain and muscle hypertonicity. And, for those of you whose IT Bands remain tight "even though you roll them all the time", the cups can be used to loosen the IT Bands in a new way. Check out those hyperlinks for some of my Treasure Chest videos. I even did an Instagram post recently that's fun!
2. Pelvic Wands: While there are other brands available, Intimate Rose is my personal favorite brand. Use coupon code Kelly21 for $5 off any product on their website and prepare to be amazed. Truly a "theracane for your vagina", these are needed to get to those "hard to reach spots." Here's a brief video about how these work.
3. Pull Up Assist Bands: Because most of us need to learn how to do Pull Ups by actually doing the thing. These bands let us work on overall body mechanics and alignment through the full motion without the full load.  How do I use these?  Here's how I would use them to help me get through full range of motion in squat or lunge, like post partum, or here's how I could use them in a combo lunge with lat-pull down. 
4. TENS units: Yes, there are fancier units out there...but I've been recommending THIS unit since I graduated from PT school over 20 years ago. It's simple and reliable. Not that there's anything wrong with fancy touch screens....but I'm such a cantankerous old lady that I look at those newer ones (like this), and all I see is more stuff to break. FYI, for any of these, you'll need 2x4 pads for larger muscles and 2x2 pads for smaller muscles. TENS is amazing for lifelong pain control, and recent studies show it is AS effective as Naproxen as reducing/eliminating period pain, AND with the added benefit that it actually LETS the uterus still move so it doesn't contribute to adhesions, so it's ACTUALLY BETTER than naproxen!! WOOT!!!.
5. NMES units: Again, I like simpler units, like this one. You have total control of how you use the NMES, rather than the preset options in other units. While a TENS unit is a must have for a household, a NMES unit is a "nice to have" unless you have knee surgery...then you NEED one, as research shows that starting NMES soon after knee surgery improves your outcomes.
6. NMES units....for 'down there': Wait...you want me to stick it where?? Yep, down there! BUT WAIT!!! Even though this unit is 'technically' a muscle stimulator, I rarely EVER use this unit to 'stimulate' the muscles. More often, I use it to 'down train' the muscles and improve your brain-body connection, like this. If you've been doing all the right things, (breath work, ab and core work, PFM relaxation work) and your symptoms are not improving, you might need to 'short circuit' the brain's connection to your pelvic floor, and these units are your ticket to do so.
7. Cooch Balls! While I do often recommend people start out doing pelvic floor awareness work on rolled towels (like this), The Cooch Ball was created by an amazing pelvic health professional, Jana Danielson, for the custom purpose of improving pelvic floor tissue health. It offers 'just the right amount' of pressure in 'just the right places' (once you inflate it correctly, and not too full!!). Watch this blog post for more info, and consider this if your rehab has stalled. Buy one here, if interested!

What about vaginal weights?

I generally don't love them, for many reasons. Mostly, they're super hard to use well. There are isolated times when they can be appropriate, but I'll cover those in a separate post.  BUT, the key is that MOST pelvic problems are caused by the pelvic floor being held too tight, all the time, and people not knowing how to relax it, and now knowing how to elongate it appropriately.  If you just "insert a weight and try to hold it in", you're generally going to exaggerate the problem.  

BUT. There is a way to use these that does replicate the way we would "build strength" for a bicep or quadricep muscle, that is evidence based.  I will do a separate post on this.  As with most things, I would recommend Intimate Rose, as their produces kick butt, and you can use coupon code kelly21 for $5 off.  

If you have burning questions, or if you have a question about another product, DM my Insta account and my team will get back to you!

Okey-dokey....Those are some of my Favorite Things!

I hope you enjoy these items, as well as the MANY links to awesome information that is also included within this post.  If you found this helpful, please share some info to your circles,  and socials, AND PLEASE let me know what other topics and things you are interested in learning about!!!  I'm hear for you!!

Thanks for being a part of this community

XOXO

Dr. Kelly 

Find a Pelvic PT Near You

Schedule an Appointment in-person or online!

Follow on Instagram

For every four online courses sold, one is donated to someone in need through our People Before Profits program. LEARN MORE