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With over 450,000 downloads and huge clinic savings, Squeezy is the sector-leading app that helps patients improve their pelvic health.

Squeezy app

Source: results from five service evaluations

The Situation

1 million
people worldwide suffer from the effects of pelvic floor dysfunction
1 million
people in the UK are living with bladder problems
1 million
additional adults in the UK suffer with some form of bowel problem
1 %
of women are living with urinary incontinence and only 1 in 5 of those affected seek help

Squeezy is available EITHER as a self-management app to help people with stress or mixed urinary incontinence OR as Squeezy Connect, which provides a population health solution to national, regional and single clinic needs by enabling them to provide patients with a free and connected version of the Squeezy app. It is available both in a Squeezy Connect version and in a Squeezy Connect ‘Maternity’ version.

What it is

Squeezy is an app store product purchased by consumers for their self-management.

It helps women and men complete their pelvic floor exercise programmes to improve their health outcomes.

Squeezy is in the top 20 highest selling paid apps in the UK Apple app store (2019, 2020 and 2021). It is also featured as one of the top paid apps in the “Top Apps of 2021” for the UK App Store Awards in December 2021.

Successes

Over 90% of Squeezy users increase the frequency of their pelvic floor muscle exercises.

78% of users have experienced some improvements in their condition since using Squeezy.

What Users Can Do

  • Keep a symptom diary
  • Follow a pre-set exercise plan which follows NICE guidelines
  • Tailor their exercise plan
  • Use visual guides to support exercise adherence

What it is

Squeezy Connect is an evidence-based, award-winning, NHS-endorsed digital therapeutic that can be given by clinicians to patients to prevent and treat pelvic health issues at scale.

Successes

Squeezy Connect is more cost effective than any other solution. Service evaluations show:
  • Reductions in surgeries.
  • DNAs decreasing by 22% for patients using LWPH versus patients not using the app in 12 months.3
  • An average increase of over 50% in adherence to Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises (PFME) programmes.
  • An improvement of over 25% in ICIQ-UI outcomes versus TAU.
  • Approximate annual cost savings of between £50,000 and £75,000 per Trust.1,3

What Clinicians can do

  • Invite patients securely to use the patient app
  • Set an exercise plan
  • Monitor adherence to exercise plans
  • Monitor bladder & bowel diaries
  • Monitor outcomes
  • Save time & costs
  • Improve adherence
  • Deliver better outcomes
  • Improve patient experience
  • Optimise your interventions

Sources: (1) Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh, and (3) Barts Health NHS Trust

What it is

Squeezy Maternity is a streamlined version of Squeezy Connect that is specially designed for pre- and post-natal pelvic health care. Squeezy Maternity targets the issues women may encounter as a result of pregnancy.

It is an app focused on prevention and cure: specifically of prolapse, bladder and bowel incontinence.

Benefits

  • Saving time & costs
  • Improving adherence
  • Delivering better outcomes
  • Improving patient experience

What Clinicians can do

  • Set an exercise plan
  • Monitor adherence to exercise plans
  • Monitor bladder & bowel diaries

Squeezy for Clinics

One of the biggest challenges for people with pelvic floor dysfunction is they find it difficult to remember appointments and to do their exercises. The Squeezy Connect and Squeezy Maternity patient app provides patients with a range of features to understand, track and manage their condition.

Clinicians can use Squeezy on its own, or combine it with one or more of our bladder, bowel and prostate products. This adaptability is in place to improve patient outcomes and optimise clinical efficiency.

Benefits

The benefits of using Squeezy Connect for clinics include:

Squeezy Connect