The Importance of Pelvic Floor Muscles
The pelvic floor is a small but vital group of muscles that support your core and pelvic organs, playing a key role in stability and everyday function. Strong pelvic floor muscles help with daily activities like standing, walking, climbing, lifting and getting in & out of bed. When weakened, they can affect balance, bladder control, and overall comfort and confidence.
- 59%Postpartum Women Have Decreased Pelvic Floor Strength*
- 3–5%After the Age of 30, Adults Lose Roughly 3% to 5% of One’s Muscle Mass per Decade*
- 44%Athletes (Male & Female) Report Pelvic Floor Issues***
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Pelvic Floor Therapy — Stop Managing the Symptoms. Fix the Problem.
Non-invasive, FDA-cleared Emsella pelvic floor therapy for urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual wellness, and core rehabilitation — at our Lansdowne and Reston locations.
Bladder leaks during a sneeze. A sudden, urgent need to reach the bathroom that can’t wait. Decreased sensation and sexual satisfaction. Chronic pelvic pain that nobody seems to take seriously. These are experiences that millions of men and women live with every day — and that most suffer in silence because they’ve been told it’s a normal part of aging, a normal consequence of childbirth, or simply something to manage rather than treat.
It is not normal. And it is not something you simply have to accept.
At VPMC, we treat pelvic floor dysfunction as the medical condition it is — with the same clinical seriousness we bring to every other condition we manage. Our primary treatment for pelvic floor rehabilitation is Emsella, an FDA-cleared technology that delivers real, measurable, lasting results without surgery, without medication, without physical effort, and without removing a single article of clothing.
How Emsella Works
You sit fully clothed in the Emsella chair for 30 minutes while High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic technology delivers approximately 11,200 supramaximal pelvic floor contractions per session — the equivalent of performing thousands of perfect Kegel exercises in a single sitting, with a level of intensity and precision that voluntary effort simply cannot match. These contractions re-educate the neuromuscular tissue of the pelvic floor, restoring the strength, tone, and control that weakens over time through aging, childbirth, hormonal changes, and prolonged inactivity. A standard protocol is six sessions over two to three weeks, with many patients noticing meaningful improvement after the first two to three sessions.
Conditions We Treat
Stress urinary incontinence — the leaking that happens when you cough, sneeze, laugh, lift, or exercise — is caused by a pelvic floor that can no longer fully support the bladder under pressure. Emsella directly addresses the underlying muscle weakness rather than masking the symptom. Urge incontinence — the sudden, overwhelming need to urinate followed by involuntary loss — responds to Emsella’s ability to improve neuromuscular coordination and restore bladder control. Mixed incontinence, which combines both stress and urge symptoms and is particularly common in postmenopausal women, responds well to the comprehensive pelvic floor rehabilitation Emsella provides.
For women recovering from childbirth, Emsella accelerates the rebuilding of pelvic floor strength and tone that pregnancy and vaginal delivery stretch and weaken. For women in menopause, declining estrogen directly weakens pelvic floor muscles — Emsella rebuilds what hormonal changes take away. For men experiencing urinary urgency, post-prostatectomy incontinence, or erectile dysfunction linked to pelvic floor weakness, Emsella provides a non-invasive, dignified treatment option with documented clinical results. For seniors who struggle with traditional pelvic floor exercises or who have never been able to perform Kegels correctly, Emsella does the work without requiring any effort from the patient — making it particularly transformative for older adults who have been told there are no good options.
The Broader Impact
A strong pelvic floor does more than control the bladder. It anchors core stability, supports pelvic organ position, contributes to sexual function and satisfaction, and reduces chronic lower back pain caused by a destabilized core. For patients in our medical weight loss program, Emsella addresses the incontinence that excess abdominal weight worsens — and as weight decreases, the combination of reduced pressure and strengthened pelvic floor produces results that neither treatment alone can achieve.
The VPMC Advantage
At most medical spas, Emsella is offered as a standalone treatment with no connection to your medical history or overall health. At VPMC, your pelvic floor therapy is supervised by the same care team managing your primary care, your hormones, your weight, and your overall wellness. That means your treatment accounts for the medications affecting your bladder, the hormonal changes affecting your pelvic floor, and the chronic conditions affecting your recovery. It means your progress is tracked clinically — not just by how you feel, but by objective measures. And it means you are never just a treatment slot. You are a patient with a full health picture, and we treat it that way.
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