What to Expect From an EmSella Treatment: The Confidential, Non-Invasive Solution to Incontinence

Here at Chichester Chiropractic Health Centre, we offer a broad range of customised treatments, therapies, and services that extend far beyond chiropractic adjustments. These include a full scope of advanced and holistic well-being treatments to restore health, movement, confidence, self-esteem, and overall quality of life.

Urinary incontinence is one of those incredibly common issues that so many patients have lived with for years, often due to concerns about the nature and invasiveness of treatments, reluctance to discuss their incontinence, or simply because they assume there aren’t any solutions available they’d be comfortable with.

With a staggering 14 million people in the UK—or one in five—experiencing bladder leakage, we’re delighted to introduce the EmSella Chair, a cutting-edge, wholly non-invasive treatment that harnesses the latest in physiotherapy approaches to help you overcome incontinence once and for all.

What Is an EmSella Treatment for Urinary Incontinence?

Before discussing the specifics of how EmSella works, it’s worth pausing to provide some answers to common questions, which remove barriers to treatment or reasons some people avoid seeking help:

• The EmSella Chair is a non-surgical and non-invasive solution, which means you remain fully clothed throughout, do not need to undergo personal examinations, and have complete privacy for each treatment session.
• We prioritise client confidentiality and treat every individual with absolute discretion. You can schedule your appointments at your convenience, with the assurance that your incontinence concerns are kept 100% private.
• After each session, you can go about your day as normal, without any side effects or downtime, no recovery period, and no pain. Each treatment takes around 30 minutes, during which you can read a book or catch up on a streaming series without discomfort.

This is why the EmSella Chair is considered groundbreaking in the treatment of incontinence. It looks similar to a comfy round chair, but concealed within the device is advanced electromagnetic technology that activates and stimulates the pelvic floor muscles.

How Does the EmSella Chair Treatment Work?

The secret lies in pelvic floor muscle stimulation using High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Energy (HIFEM). This mimics the response you achieve from your nerves when performing Kegel exercises—but at a speed and effectiveness that would be impossible to replicate.

One treatment session over 30 minutes is considered the equivalent to performing 11,000 Kegels—but in an expedited time frame, with a cumulative impact on pelvic floor strength.

Over a series of treatments, an astonishing 95% of clients report significant improvements in their quality of life, 75% see a significant decrease in urinary leakage, and 66% either reduce their use of incontinence pads or underwear or can stop using them altogether.

This demonstrates the power of the carefully targeted HIFEM. EmSella generates muscle-training electromagnetic pulses that require no intervention or effort from you while restoring stability, strength, tone, and control over your pelvic floor function.

By stimulating those all-important muscles, the game-changing device offers a safe and effective way to manage all manner of pelvic floor disorders and dysfunctions without invasive, uncomfortable treatments.

Why Treating the Underlying Cause of Incontinence Is Key to Long-Term Improvement

Most standard approaches to urinary incontinence are undesirable due to the time required, the risks associated with a surgical procedure, or the pain and recovery time you’d naturally anticipate.

EmSella works differently. It gets to the root cause of urinary incontinence by regenerating nerve responses and neural pathways that support the function of your pelvic floor—strengthening your bladder control from the inside out.

There are numerous potential reasons you might be experiencing incontinence, but these can relate to pregnancy and childbirth, obesity, a lack of exercise and weakened pelvic floor muscles due to menopause, as a few examples.

A customised series of therapies is known to be a great way to deal with a range of issues, including:

• Stress incontinence
• Postpartum bladder control issues
• Incontinence during perimenopause and menopause
• Overactive bladder functions and urge-related incontinence
• Issues like pelvic floor prolapse or general pelvic floor weakness

Importantly, the EmSella treatment isn’t reserved for clients with more advanced incontinence or for whom this has started to have a major impact on their routines and quality of life.

We always stress that early intervention is key and can prevent an early-stage incontinence issue from advancing further and restore pelvic floor strength before it becomes a bigger concern.

What Happens During an EmSella Incontinence Treatment Session?

We’re often asked to detail what to expect from a treatment, and it’s a great idea to discuss how the therapy works and what happens on the day to ensure you’re relaxed and prepared and aren’t experiencing unnecessary anxiety or worry.

On arrival at Chichester Chiropractic Health Centre, we’ll offer our usual warm welcome and ensure you’re settled, whether you’re a regular client or meeting our friendly team for the first time.

Once we’ve completed your initial consultation and established whether EmSella is the right treatment for you, we’ll agree on a plan that usually includes a series of staggered appointments to support your long-term health, recovery, and well-being.

During the treatment itself, we’ll ensure you’re happy to proceed. Most patients bring a book or there is a TV with many different options to watch. One session lasts around 30 minutes, during which time you’ll be comfortably seated.

As we’ve indicated, you’ll remain fully clothed and won’t experience any pain. Some people report that the treatment feels very much like Kegel pelvic floor exercises, although with stronger pelvic muscle contractions, or that they have a slight tingling sensation.

When your treatment has finished, we’ll double-check that you feel well before wishing you a pleasant rest of your day and confirming your next treatment date.

Creating a Customised EmSella Treatment Plan for Urinary Incontinence

Depending on your specific symptoms and issues, we might recommend up to a six-therapy block, usually spread out over around three weeks. We always base our recommendations on your schedule and availability, catching up throughout to ensure that the treatment plan is meeting your expectations.

Going forward, top-up treatment sessions every few months may be ideal to help sustain the results and ensure your pelvic floor muscles remain in great condition—offering a sustainable, ongoing way to tackle incontinence head-on and take back control over your pelvic health.

If you’d like to learn more about the EmSella Chair for urinary incontinence or discuss the ideal treatment approach to restore bladder control and prevent leakages, you are welcome to contact us at any time or book an appointment through our online booking form.