What Emsella does
The Emsella chair sends electromagnetic stimulation into the pelvic floor — the muscles that hold urine in. During a session those muscles contract again and again, building strength that is hard to reach with exercises alone. You sit, you can read or scroll, and you leave as you came in.
Who it helps
- Stress incontinence — leaking when you cough, laugh, lift or exercise
- Urge incontinence — the sudden need to go, and not always making it
- Pelvic-floor weakness after childbirth
- Pelvic-floor weakness after menopause
- Men with bladder leakage
A course of treatment
Six 28-minute sessions is the usual series, once or twice a week. Touch-up sessions every three to six months help keep the result. Book an “Emsella Visit” online, or call and the front desk will set up the series.
What to do at home, too
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases names bladder training — going on a schedule and slowly stretching the time between trips — and pelvic floor muscle exercises as first steps, and reports that women who did pelvic floor training had fewer leaks (NIDDK). Our guide to what helps bladder leakage explains how Emsella fits alongside them.
Insurance
Some plans may cover Emsella for incontinence. Call (618) 719-2011 before your first session and the office will help you find out.
Core to Floor
Patients who also want core strength pair Emsella with EMSCULPT NEO, so the abdominal wall and the pelvic floor are trained together.