Dilators for trigger points

I noticed someone said the other day they'd been advised to use dilators, was it jules? Anyway, I've just received a set of dilators I ordered as in Ending Female Pain the author advises using them for reaching trigger points high up in the pelvic floor where you can't reach with your fingers. I'll only be using the smallest one as it's going to be used as a trigger point tool but any of you girls interested in them in the UK can actually get them free on the NHS if you ask your doctor. I bought mine as I couldn't face collecting them from the pharmacy where I get all my prescriptions from and all the people there know me (too embarrassing!) and they cost me about £25. I'll update about how effective they are for pelvic floor stretching and trigger point work once I start using them (got my period at the moment so won't start for a few days).

yep, it was me. i haven't used mine yet because of pain in my vagina has been bad this week. my P.T. told me once i get used to the size i have, we will move up in size...or should i say once i can tolerate this size we will move up. my husband is feeling very left out. :-)

I intend to use them in size order at a later date, I think I'll need to get rid of some skin inflammation first. How are you finding them? I'm a bit surprised you've been given them as your resting tone is so low, I wouldn't have thought stretching the muscles and vaginal opening would be necessary in that situation? Obviously I could be wrong! Another thing the book suggests is imitating sex with them but I have wayyyyy too much inflamed skin for that! Not that I have anyone to have sex with anyway so no rush!

I did have a low resting rate, however the P.T did find some tightness in the pelvic walls. She wanted me to work out messaging the walls, i guess. I feel like i am an experiment. The P.T. is trying things w/ me that she has learned about from workshops etc. I still haven't tried the dilator. I got so sore after my p.t. used it on me, that i am afraid to try. Today may be a good day because i have no pain???? don't know why. I'll let you know.

How are you getting on with the dilators jules? I find immediately after using the small one to press trigger points (I have loads and alot of them refer to my external hip rotators so I'm treating the obturator internus as well now) and stretch the pelvic floor I have a warm relaxed feeling in the pelvic floor, it's almost as if I can feel the blood flowing for a short period but it doesn't last at the moment. Still it's a good sign that they reduce my symptoms even for a short time. I'm still not using any other size though as I basically use the small one to imitate a long finger that can reach the high trigger points and spasm. Any of you girls in the UK if you get the Femmax set the small one is like a long slim plastic finger so inserting it isn't a problem, I use Bio Fem gel sometimes as it's ph balanced or vaseline if I use it in the bath.

I also have a really tight muscle just at the entrance to the vagina and if I press on that it reproduces the sore, raw feeling that I have where my skin is inflamed. I'm not sure if it's because it's right near the inflamed skin or if it's the source of the inflamed skin but I'll keep going and let you know. Another tip I came across was to use dilators to stretch the pelvic floor then do some kegels with the emphasis on relaxing after each contraction so the blood flows better.

And yet another tip I found was to place a tennis ball under the perineum to release the muscles from an external area. Lots of the pelvic floor muscles meet or cross the perineum so relaxing that area catches lots of them. I use mine on the bed at the moment as placing it on the floor then sitting on it is very painful so my mattress has a bit of give in it to decrease the intensity. If you try ths and it's painful you've got tight muscles in the pelvic floor so it's a good test too!

hi Sarah,

I still have not used my dilator. I should, but i hurt so bad after the P.T. used it during my therapy session that i don't want to aggravate the area. i stopped P.T. but i started hurting again today so i may give it another shot. i have had no real pain for a good 7 days. I spoke too soon..cause now it's back. my p.t. showed me the exercise w/ the tennis ball. she has some other ideas for me and would like me to come back. dang, i thought i was on the mend. i will likely start the messaging of the pelvic walls soon. but don't want to do it when i have this pain. glad to hear you get some relief. keep me in the loop.

It seems using the dilator to stretch the pelvic floor and hit trigger points was a bit too effective for me! I've had a month of 2-3 SI joint flare ups every week because I released my pelvic floor a bit too much so I've backed off for now. I'll start again once I've seen my therapist and got some new stability exercises from her. Bloody SI joints.

I just ordered my dialators as well as the ending female pain book.

Am looking forward to getting started actually lol its good to just feel like im moving forward with trying different treatments

I will let you guys know how I get on as well!