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What causes stress incontinence?
Stress incontinence is caused by weak pelvic floor muscles that no longer support the pelvic organs as they should do.
This muscle weakness means that, as you move around, your bladder control is reduced and you are more likely to leak urine accidentally. The same effect can come into play when you laugh, cough, sneeze, run, jump or lift things as all of these activities all put pressure on your bladder.
Stress incontinence commonly presents in two groups: mothers whose pelvic floor muscles have been weakened by childbirth, and post-menopausal women whose pelvic floor muscles are weak due to age. It can also be an issue for men who have undergone prostate surgery.
How to treat stress incontinence
The best way to treat stress incontinence is to strengthen the weakened pelvic floor muscles. This can be achieved using an FDA-approved treatment called Emsella, available here at Dr Leah Clinics.
Emsella is a highly effective and completely non-invasive stress incontinence treatment. The Emsella chair is an advanced medical device that looks like a simple chair but is actually designed to tighten your pelvic floor muscles as you sit on it.
Emsella uses electromagnetic technology to stimulate the pelvic floor muscles and restore bladder control. If, like most of us, you struggle to do your pelvic floor crunches daily, fear not as just 1 session on the Emsella chair is the equivalent of 11,000 pelvic floor crunches!
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A course of 6 x Emsella treatments is recommended. Please note that the Emsella treatment is specifically designed to help with stress incontinence. It is unlikely to resolve cases of urge incontinence, a different type of urinary incontinence that is caused by the bladder contracting when it shouldn't. If you are dealing with urge incontinence (or a mixture of stress incontinence and urge incontinence), we recommend speaking to your GP before doing anything else.
Why choose Dr Leah Clinics for stress incontinence treatment?
- We deliver highly effective treatments in a welcoming clinic environment
- Our FDA-approved Esmella treatment is the market-leading solution for stress incontinence
- No intimate examination is required, and you don't have to take your clothes off
- There's no recovery time, so daily activities can be commenced immediately after treatment
Contact Dr Leah Clinics now to find out more about our Emsella treatment for stress incontinence.
Stress incontinence treatment FAQs
No, it is not painful - you will experience the sensation of tightening vaginal and pelvic floor muscles during the procedure, which feel like small contractions, but it is generally not an uncomfortable experience.
No. The Emsella chair treatment does not require a vaginal examination or the removal of clothes at any time.
Your initial consultation with one of our female doctors can take place at any of our 3 clinic locations. Your actual treatment will take place at either our Baker Street clinic or our Essex clinic (the Emsella chair moves between these two sites).
Initially you will come in for consultation with one of our female doctors, who will be able to explain the process and how much improvement you can expect to achieve. Subject to availability, you may be able to have the first of your 6 treatments on that day! We will then see you in clinic twice per week for 3 weeks, each time for a 28-minute session until your course is complete.
