Pelvic floor HiEMT

Pelvic Floor HiEMT

What is muscle stimulation therapy?

  • High-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy is a non-invasive procedure that effectively stimulates motor neurons, allowing the muscles to contract and relax in ways typical exercise routines cannot achieve. While seated in a specialized chair, electromagnetic waves target your pelvic floor muscles, enabling you to feel their contraction during the treatment. This painless process does not require any recovery time, allowing you to resume your daily activities immediately afterward.
    High-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy is a non-invasive procedure that effectively stimulates motor neurons, allowing the muscles to contract and relax in ways typical exercise routines cannot achieve. While seated in a specialized chair, electromagnetic waves target your pelvic floor muscles, enabling you to feel their contraction during the treatment. This painless process does not require any recovery time, allowing you to resume your daily activities immediately afterward.

So, how does this therapy benefit the pelvic floor?

  • Pelvic floor stimulation is particularly advantageous for women experiencing Stress Urinary Incontinence, as it helps to strengthen and tighten the pelvic floor muscles. The therapy delivers targeted stimulation to the nerves and muscles in the pelvic area and bladder, prompting the muscles to contract and become stronger.  With Muscle Stimulation technology, it can facilitate over 11,000 supramaximal pelvic floor muscle contractions, effectively re-educating the muscles and enhancing muscle memory in ways that cannot be achieved through conventional physical means.
    Pelvic floor stimulation is particularly advantageous for women experiencing Stress Urinary Incontinence, as it helps to strengthen and tighten the pelvic floor muscles. The therapy delivers targeted stimulation to the nerves and muscles in the pelvic area and bladder, prompting the muscles to contract and become stronger. With Muscle Stimulation technology, it can facilitate over 11,000 supramaximal pelvic floor muscle contractions, effectively re-educating the muscles and enhancing muscle memory in ways that cannot be achieved through conventional physical means.

Muscle Stimulation can provide
benefits for pelvic floor issues such as:

  • Incontinence
  • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
  • Constipation & Straining
  • Weak Anal Sphincters
  • Vaginal Dryness & Laxity
  • Mild Pelvic Organ Prolapse
  • Erectile Dysfunction

Additionally, EMS Muscle Stimulation therapy can assist postpartum women in restoring separated rectus abdominis muscles.

The device used in this therapy is safe, non-invasive, and painless, with no exposure to radiation or side effects, and it does not require anesthesia. Most patients experience little to no discomfort during the treatment, and there is no recovery period needed afterward.

How Muscle Stimulation Works:

  • Muscle Stimulation therapy is an advanced body contouring treatment that employs high-intensity focused electromagnetic energy to induce muscle contractions. The non-invasive procedure requires no recovery time and can be completed in just 30 minutes.
  • The therapy generates magnetic vibration waves that penetrate to a specific depth, with the highest intensity near the center and an effective radius of 3-5 cm. For pelvic floor muscle stimulation, the 7 Tesla wave can reach a depth of about 10 cm.
  • Using EMS technology, these magnetic waves stimulate motor neurons controlling the pelvic floor muscles, enabling intense training and repeated hyper-contractions. This enhances muscle tissue activation, improves blood circulation, increases muscle fiber density, and ultimately strengthens the pelvic floor, restoring firmness and elasticity while enhancing overall function.

Quick Facts about Pelvic Floor Chair

Enhanced Control

Strengthens pelvic floor muscles to improve defecation control.

Prolapse Prevention

Reduces the risk of bladder, uterus, or rectal prolapse caused by weakened pelvic floor muscles.

Leakage Reduction

Minimizes urinary leakage during activities such as coughing, sneezing, or exercise.

Tissue Activation

Stimulates and fortifies pelvic floor muscle tissue, restoring tightness and enhancing elasticity.

Improved Circulation

Increases blood flow and nerve function within the pelvic area.

Boosted Sensitivity

Strengthens the pubococcygeus (PC) muscle, leading to better sensitivity and enhanced sexual performance.

Pelvic Floor treatment not suitable for:

  • Pregnant or Breastfeeding 
  • Women with an IUD 
  • Women close to or currently menstruating
  • Metal or electronic implants in the targeted treatment area  
  • Cardiac pacemakers  
  • Implanted defibrillators  
  • Implanted neurostimulators  
  • Drug delivery pumps  
  • Malignant tumors  
  • Hemorrhagic disorders  
  • Epilepsy  
  • Recent surgical procedures less than 6 months

If you have any health conditions please discuss with clinician to determine if this treatment is right for you.

Functional Overview of the Pelvic Floor

  • Pelvic floor muscles form a muscle group that closes the pelvic floor, acting like a “hanging net.”  
  • This “net” supports the urethra, bladder, vagina, uterus, rectum, and other organs, maintaining their normal positions for optimal function. 
  • Females:  
    • Located between the coccyx and pubic bone, supporting the bowel, bladder, uterus, and vagina, with sphincters encircling the urethra, vagina, and anus.
  • Males:  
    • Stretches like a hammock from the pubic bone to the coccyx, supporting the bladder and bowel.

Signs of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction:

Individuals with pelvic floor dysfunction may struggle to control the muscles in their pelvic floor, which can result in challenges such as difficulty during bowel movements, urinary issues, lower back pain, and various other concerns.

Common signs that may suggest a pelvic floor problem include:

  • Involuntary leakage of urine during exercise, laughter, coughing, or sneezing
  • An urgent need to reach the toilet, sometimes resulting in accidents
  • Frequent urges to urinate
  • Difficulty fully emptying the bladder or bowels
  • Uncontrollable loss of bladder or bowel function
  • Accidental passing of gas
  • For women, a prolapse may manifest as a bulging sensation in the vagina or feelings of heaviness, discomfort, pulling, or dropping.
  • For men, it may be experienced as a bulge in the rectum, a strong urge to use the bowels without the actual need, pelvic pain, or discomfort during sexual activity.

How Pelvic Floor Problems Occur:

Pelvic floor issues arise when the muscles are either stretched, weakened, or overly tight. Some individuals may have weak pelvic floor muscles from a young age, while others may experience problems following events like pregnancy, childbirth, or menopause. 

Factors affecting pelvic floor muscle fitness include:

  • Inactivity or overuse of the pelvic floor
  • Pregnancy and childbirth
  • Back pain history
  • Chronic constipation and straining
  • Being overweight
  • Heavy lifting (at work or during exercise)
  • Persistent coughs or sneezing (due to asthma, smoking, allergies)
  • Previous pelvic injuries (like falls or surgery)
  • Aging

FAQs on Pelvic Floor Treatment

Weak pelvic floor muscles can lead to urinary incontinence, problems with the prostate in men, and issues like vaginal or uterine prolapse in women.

Each session lasts 30 minutes, typically with 2-3 sessions weekly for a total of 6-8 sessions, depending on individual needs.

Most people notice improvements after 1-2 sessions, with ongoing benefits seen in the following weeks. Completing the full course of treatment is recommended for stable results.

About 75% of patients maintain improvements after six months, but ongoing exercise is needed to prevent weakness.

The treatment is comfortable and painless, lasting 30 minutes. Patients may feel a slight bounce or shock in the pelvic area, along with muscle contractions.

The treatment uses electromagnetic technology but does not emit harmful radiation. Everyday appliances also emit electromagnetic radiation without causing damage.

After treatment, most people can resume normal activities. A few may experience mild soreness, which typically resolves within 1-2 days.

Consult your doctor, but it is usually recommended to wait 6 months post-delivery before starting treatment.

It’s safer to remove the IUD before treatment due to potential heating and displacement from muscle contractions.

Clinical guidelines suggest two sessions per week over a total of six sessions, ideally completed within three weeks for optimal results.