The Wide-Ranging Health Benefits of Advanced Pelvic Floor Therapy
Pelvic floor issues are responsible for a wide range of symptoms, many of which sufferers avoid seeking help with for far too long. That might be due to embarrassment, lack of access to medical support, or assumptions that the only treatments available will be invasive, surgical, or involve complex medications.
In reality, the tissues, ligaments, and muscles in the pelvic floor can become weakened, damaged, or unresponsive for a multitude of reasons, resulting in problems with continence, digestion, sexual function, and more—making a proactive and proven solution essential to quality of life.
Here at Chichester Chiropractic Health Centre, we’re delighted to offer cutting-edge pelvic floor therapy using the innovative EmSella Chair. Contrary to misconception, this treatment can assist with everything from postpartum recovery to urinary incontinence, with no surgery, discomfort and zero need to remove a single item of clothing.
Let’s clarify what pelvic floor therapy is, how the EmSella Chair works, and some of its many benefits.
Pelvic Floor Therapy: What It Is and When It May Be Recommended
Our pelvic floor is involved in countless functions and aspects of daily life, such as supporting the organs within our pelvis, controlling our bowel movements, and enjoying a healthy sex life. Injuries, damage and strain to the pelvic floor could be caused by, as just a few examples:
- Childbirth and pregnancy
- Menopause
- Constipation and other digestive issues
- Side effects of some medical conditions
- Obesity
Put simply, any dysfunction in the pelvic floor can make it hard or impossible to control the need to use the bathroom, contribute to sustained pain and discomfort, and even lead to pelvic organ prolapse if left unmanaged.
Many of our clients might have already tried performing Kegels, where you tighten, hold and release the muscles in your pelvis, or have considered more drastic options like surgery but have yet to find a solution they feel comfortable with.
Our pelvic floor therapy is 100% non-invasive, requires no medication, is delivered in 30-minute treatment sessions, and enables you to stay fully clothed. It’s also equivalent to around 11,000 Kegel exercises and has been shown to be effective in both preventative care and symptom management.
Introducing the EmSella Chair as a Breakthrough in Pelvic Floor Therapy
The EmSella Chair might sound scary, but we assure you it is anything but! You can see an image of what the device actually looks like before booking a consultation to put your mind at ease.
It works by stimulating the muscles within your pelvic floor, restoring control, normal function, and the neurological pathways you rely on when, for example, you try to hold the need to urinate.
The device uses electromagnetic frequencies that stimulate contractions in the pelvic floor—like more powerful Kegels—strengthening and repairing weak or damaged muscles, in much the same way as lifting weights or stretching can improve the control, functionality, and strength of other muscle groups.
Because pelvic floor muscle stimulation is deeper and depends on intense and focused electromagnetic technology, it also rebuilds eroded neuromuscular control—meaning you won’t just feel better but will also find it easier to control your pelvic floor muscles going forward.
The treatment itself is usually delivered over a series of sessions, which means you can manage your pelvic floor therapy around a busy schedule and slot in each 30-minute appointment at your convenience. Each session is a walk-in/walk-out therapy that won’t require downtime or any form of recovery.
What Are the Benefits of Non-Invasive, Non-Surgical Pelvic Floor Therapy?
Whether you’re concerned about your sexual health, are worried about incontinence or bladder control, or want to take a preemptive approach to postpartum care, the EmSella Chair is a scientifically validated treatment approach that can re-educate your pelvic floor muscles, with sustained and accumulative benefits with repeat treatments.
Needless to say, anybody who has lived with incontinence, weak bladder control, or challenges with intimacy will know that these problems can cause untold stress, worry, and anxiety, impact quality of life, mean sufferers avoid social interactions or exercise, and ultimately feel controlled by their pelvic floor—not the other way around.
It’s also incredibly common for clients to feel uncomfortable talking about issues like urine leakage, intimate health, or sexual dysfunction or avoid attempting to book a GP appointment where a 10-minute slot is not enough time to devise a practical, personalised and effective treatment plan.
Unfortunately, EmSella Chair pelvic floor therapy is not available on the NHS, and some of the available treatments are undesirable for varied reasons, often because they require surgery, long-term medications or injections.
Although the public health service recognises the use of pelvic floor exercises and bladder training, these routes are limited in effectiveness or only work after prolonged periods of time.
Symptoms, Conditions and Problems That Pelvic Floor Therapy Can Address
The EmSella Chair stands out as a way to regain control over your sexual function, continence, bladder control and intimate health and is suited to almost anybody, including those suffering from or diagnosed with:
- Stress urinary incontinence
- Sexual dysfunction
- Incontinence after prostatectomy surgery
- Pelvic floor issues post-pregnancy
By repairing, tightening and strengthening the pelvic floor, clients can feel more in control of their bladders, sex lives and continence, with most people seeing improvements after just one half-hour session and with ongoing results achieved over the recommended period of treatment.
Unlike other options, you are aware and comfortable throughout. Most clients choose to read a book or watch a TV series during their treatment session, knowing that they are taking steps to improve the intimate or bladder-related health challenges they’ve been dealing with.
If any of the issues or conditions we’ve discussed here sound familiar, you’ve been unsatisfied with treatment options thus far, or you’re interested in a non-invasive treatment that is often immediately available here in Chichester, you are invited to get in touch.
The Chichester Chiropractic Health Centre team respects your privacy and confidentiality while welcoming new and existing clients with our friendly, warm approach.
We’ll do everything possible to put you at ease while we discuss your symptoms, explain what to expect from pelvic floor therapy, and ensure you are delighted with the results our dedicated clinicians and specialists can deliver.