Question

Need peer reviewd research on effectiveness of the Emsella chair (used for stress and urge incotinence)

Answer 1

The Emsella chair is FDA and Health Canada approved for the treatment of female and male urinary incontinence. Treatment consists of two sessions per week for three weeks, for a total of 6 sessions. Each session lasts about 30 minutes. During the treatment you feel intense, but comfortable, muscle contractions and there is no need to undress! You may resume normal activities immediately following the treatment.

The involuntary leakage of urine (urinary incontinence) affects women of all ages, and up to 40% of women over age 30. Urinary incontinence is more common in women following childbirth and menopause, due to weakening of the pelvic floor. The pelvic floor is a network of muscles which form a sling-like support for the lower pelvic organs. The Emsella chair uses noninvasive electromagnetic energy to produce supramaximal contractions of the pelvic floor muscles—the equivalent of 11,000 Kegels in 28 minutes! This results in strengthening and increased tone of the pelvic floor muscles and decreases episodes of incontinence.