Learning to Relax with the Pelvic Wand by Alyssa Read is drawn in a cartoony style with a color palette primarily composed of purples, grey-greens, magenta, and yellows.

"When I hit 30, I started having a lot of pelvic pain." Alyssa announces, holding her belly. She is a chubby disabled woman with green hair and glasses, as well as surgical scars. Her green hair is shaved into an undercut with curly locks on the top of her head. When walking, she uses a modified cane that supports her forearm at a bent angle. "It didn't really come out of nowhere. I've had Ehlers-Danlos, Endometriosis, and PCOS for years."

Gesturing to a floating pelvis bone that's engulfed in flames, she explains, "Ehlers-Danlos is a connective tissue disorder, Endo and PCOS cause lots of pain. All these issues meant I had a VERY angry pelvic floor. It felt like my hips were on FIRE all the time!"

"Even after evicting my misbehaving uterus for its crimes," She says, booting an angry anthropomorphic uterus. "...my poor body didn't know how to let go of all the tension it was holding!"

Alyssa is shown lying on her back in bed, grimacing in pain. Her black cat lays curled by her arm and her phone sits discarded. Pill bottles and medical lotions rest on the nightstand next to her.

Narration: My hips hurt all the time: sitting, walking, even lying down wouldn't stop the spasms when they started. None of my usual pain-fighting tools were working. My muscles were TOO TIGHT!


The scene transitions to her doctor's office.

Narration: Finally, on my gynecologist's recommendation, I decided to try seeing a pelvic floor therapist.

"It just feels like everything is so tight. Honestly wish I could get a massage in, like, my GUTS!" She bemoans to her PT, who is a thin woman with brown hair and wearing a jean jacket.

"It sounds like you've got a tight pelvic floor, so of course your muscles are tired and need relaxation!" The doctor replies cheerfully. "I know just the thing..."


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"Say HELLO to your new masseuse!" The doctor announces, gesturing at a larger-than-life floating squiggly pink wand.


Captions: The Pelvic Wand by Intimate Rose. Designed by a Physical Therapist. Medical grade silicone. Different thickness on each end. $35-50. Vaginal or rectal use. Four styles: Original, Temperature Therapy, Vibrating, and Bendable.

"Ooo," Coos Alyssa, looking up at it. "it looks FANCY!"


A yellow, regular-size version of the tool floats over the doctor's hands as she explains, "Since you know that heat is helpful for your pain, I suggest the hot/cold model!"

To her side, two examples of the Pelvic Wand manifest. One shows is soaking in a floating bowl of water, while the other shows the tool chilling out in a mini-fridge.

"You can warm it up with hot water, or even put it in the freezer for cold therapy!" The PT concludes.

Alyssa marvels at the yellow squiggly tool in her hands for a second before asking, "Okay but... how do I USE it?"


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Pointing at a giant diagram of the Pelvic Wand inside of the vagina, the gyno explains, "It turns out, thanks to the stretch of your vagina and rectum, the wand can reach ALL of your pelvic muscles! Think of it as an extension of your hands that can really work out those knots!"

Unconvinced, Alyssa asks, "Isn't that... dangerous?"

"Not if you LISTEN to your body!" The gyno enthuses, and picking up a ripe tomato with her free hand. "Go slow and gentle, and stay shallow with the penetration. Imagine the pressure you'd use to test a ripe tomato! It's a good start!"

A new diagram appears, showing the X-ray of a person sitting in profile and inserting the Pelvic Wand inside their vagina.

"Try using the wand while sitting up with a pillow behind you, and in the bath!" Continues the doctor.

Caption: Make sure you use lots of silicone-safe lube!

Over another diagram of a pelvis with the Wand inserted inside it, the gyno's narration continues, "When you find a tight or painful spot, stop! Take a deep breath while applying that gentle pressure. You should feel the muscle relax!"

Now gesturing at a giant clock face with a vulva running vertically down the center (clit by the 12 and the anus by the 6), she explains, "If you're having trouble, imagine your pelvic floor like a clock. Move between 3 and 9 and you should find those spots in no time!"



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Narration: The first time I used the wand was in a hot bath. And I'll admit, even with my PT's guidance, it still took some trial and error.

Alyssa sits in her bath, looking quizzically at the Wand in her hand.

Transforming into an extra-cartoony dinosaur with classes, she wails, "To start with, I have tiny T-Rex arms. I had to really bend to reach the right spot, and it put a lot of strain on my shoulders."

Human again, she shows her hand awkwardly gripping the toy, narrating, "I also have a lot of pain in my hands, and mobility issues. Figuring out the right way to hold it took some effort!"

Another pelvic diagram shows the tip of the Wand pressing against a spasming muscle.

Narration: But when I finally figured it out, and hit a spasming hip muscle in just the right spot...

Back in the bath, Alyssa transforms into a super chibi-fied version of herself looking absolutely stunned as she gasps "OOOHHHH!!"

On a massage table with a masseuse professionally rubbing her back, Alyssa dreamily tells us, "It felt like a masseuse suddenly kneading out a knot in my back... ABSOLUTE RELIEF!"


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A giant pelvis bone rests on a pillow while wearing sunglasses and sipping an exotic, fruity drink with a little decorative umbrella in it.

Narration: Letting those muscles finally RELAX and release was amazing! For the first time, it felt like my pelvic pain was actually calming down!

Out walking with her cain, Alyssa wears a summery dress by a field, saying, "It made such a huge difference right away. I didn't realize just how much these spasms were affecting my joints! I'm even walking better now!"

In a medical room, Alyssa is in the middle of getting a gynecological exam as she high fives her doctor, who is a skinny woman with blonde hair and dark purple scrubs.

Narration: I saw my gynecologist again recently, and she was amazed at my progress!

"I can FEEL the difference!" The gyno says proudly, high-fiving Alyssa. "Keep it up!"

In her room with her cat again, Alyssa sits on her bed with a medical band around her legs as she happily recounts, "While my pain isn't totally gone, the relaxation has made my continued physical therapy much easier!"

On two sun chairs, Alyssa and an enormous pelvis bone recline while wearing sunglasses. On a small table between them, the Pelvic Wand sits upright on display.

"The Pelvic Wand has become one of my favorite tools for pain control." Enthuses Alyssa. "It's like having my own personal massage therapist on call, and I definitely suggest it for anyone with pelvic floor pain. You deserve to relax too!"