Bladder leaks and pelvic floor weakness tend to show up in the middle of ordinary life, during a laugh, a workout, or a heavy lift, and the questions they raise can be hard to bring up with anyone. There are non-surgical treatment options, and one of them is the Emsella chair.
This post explains how it works, what a session involves, and what affects the cost, so you know what to expect before you ask about it at a consultation.
What Causes Bladder Leaks and Pelvic Floor Weakness?
The pelvic floor is a group of muscles at the base of the pelvis that supports the bladder and other organs in the area. These muscles also help control when urine is released, so when they lose strength, the bladder has less support during moments of pressure. Leaks that happen with a cough, a laugh, or a workout are known as stress urinary incontinence, and they are a typical sign of a weakened pelvic floor.
Pelvic floor muscles can weaken for several reasons, and in women, childbirth and menopause are among the life stages most often connected with urine leakage and pelvic floor weakness. The change tends to build gradually, which is why many people notice it only after leaks have become a regular part of their day. Because the causes vary, the signs vary too: some people notice a feeling of heaviness or reduced support in the pelvis, and some notice changes in sexual comfort.
Understanding what is happening in these muscles makes the available options easier to follow and a consultation with a professional is a place to describe your symptoms plainly and talk through them.
What Is the Emsella Chair?
The Emsella chair is a non-surgical treatment for the pelvic floor, delivered through a treatment chair. It uses high-intensity focused electromagnetic energy to stimulate the muscles of the pelvic floor.
Emsella is used to address bladder leaks, pelvic floor weakness, and vaginal laxity, concerns that look different from one person to the next. For that reason, a consultation is the starting point for deciding whether Emsella fits your situation.
During a session, you sit on the chair fully clothed, and there is no surgery involved.
But how does the chair work on the pelvic floor muscles?
How the Emsella Chair Works for Pelvic Floor Weakness
The Emsella chair works by sending high-intensity focused electromagnetic energy into the pelvic floor muscles while you sit on it. The energy causes the muscles to contract and release in rapid succession, a repeated cycle of tightening and relaxing that continues throughout the session.
These contractions are involuntary, so the muscles respond to the energy without you needing to squeeze or concentrate on anything. Because the pelvic floor sits deep in the body, the chair’s electromagnetic energy is designed to reach the muscles from where you are seated, through your clothing.
The aim of repeated sessions is to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles so they can support the bladder, which connects the treatment to the leaks and weakness described earlier.
What to Expect with Emsella Chair Results
Results from the Emsella chair build over a series of sessions, because the treatment works on the strength of the pelvic floor muscles, and muscle strength changes gradually. Our clinic team will go over realistic expectations with you before you begin.
Get Started with Emsella at Whistler Medical Aesthetics
At Whistler Medical Aesthetics, we offer the Emsella treatment as a non-surgical solution for bladder leaks and pelvic floor weakness. A consultation is where we talk through your symptoms, your health history, and what you hope to change, so as to decide whether Emsella fits your situation.
To get a clear read on what Emsella can do for you specifically, book a consultation with us today.
