What the pelvic floor actually does
The pelvic floor is a hammock of muscle that supports the bladder, bowel, and reproductive organs. When it weakens — from pregnancy, childbirth, aging, hormonal change, prostate surgery, or chronic strain — the consequences are not subtle: urinary leakage, urgency, prolapse, reduced sexual function, and core instability.
Most patients are told to "do their Kegels." The problem: most people cannot voluntarily contract the right muscles strongly enough, often enough, to remodel the tissue. Adherence is poor and technique is worse.
What Emsella does
Emsella is a chair. You sit on it, fully clothed, for 28 minutes. Underneath the seat, a focused electromagnetic field penetrates the entire pelvic floor and triggers ~11,000 supramaximal contractions over the session — contractions stronger and more uniform than anything you can produce on your own.
The standard protocol is six sessions over three weeks. There is no preparation, no recovery, and no disrobing. Most patients read or take a call during the session.
What it actually treats
01 · Stress urinary incontinence
Leakage with cough, laugh, sneeze, jump
Published outcomes show the majority of patients reduce or eliminate pad use after a full protocol, with durable benefit at 6 and 12 months.
02 · Urge incontinence and frequency
The sudden, hard-to-control urge
By restoring tone and reflex control to the pelvic floor, Emsella reduces both the frequency and intensity of urgency episodes.
03 · Post-prostatectomy incontinence in men
An evidence-supported rehab tool
Men recovering from prostate surgery often face months of incontinence. Emsella accelerates and improves outcomes when added to standard rehab.
04 · Sexual function
Sensation, arousal, and orgasm quality
A stronger, better-perfused pelvic floor improves sensation and orgasm quality in women and helps support erectile function in men — particularly when paired with hormone optimization.
Why we built our pelvic program around it
Pelvic floor dysfunction is one of the most under-treated problems in adult medicine. Patients are routinely told it's "normal" after childbirth or "expected" with age. It isn't either. It's a treatable muscular problem with a measurable solution.
We pair Emsella with hormone optimization where appropriate — estrogen and testosterone status directly affect pelvic tissue quality — and with Emfemme 360 for vaginal tissue health. The combination outperforms any single intervention.
Selected references
- Samuels JB, et al. Safety and efficacy of a non-invasive high-intensity focused electromagnetic field device for urinary incontinence. Aesthet Surg J, 2019.
- Silantyeva E, et al. HIFEM technology in the treatment of stress urinary incontinence. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg, 2021.
- Hlavinka TC, et al. HIFEM for post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. Urology Annals, 2022.
