Pelvic Floor Strengthening & Muscle Toning with EMS Therapy

Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles that form a supportive “hammock” at the base of your pelvis. They help control your bladder and bowel, support your pelvic organs, and contribute to core stability and sexual function. Like any muscle group, they can become weak or hard to control — after childbirth, with age, following pelvic surgery, or through years of strain — and that can show up as leaking when you cough, sneeze, laugh or exercise, or a sudden urgent need to get to the toilet.

EMS (electrical muscle stimulation) therapy uses controlled, low-level electrical impulses to prompt the pelvic floor muscles to contract. For people who find it hard to identify or “find” these muscles on their own, this can help them become aware of the muscles and build strength and tone over a course of sessions, alongside the pelvic floor exercises that are generally the first-line approach for pelvic floor concerns.

It is a non-surgical option and can be used by both women and men. It isn’t a stand-alone cure-all — it’s one tool within a broader plan that your GP will tailor to you, which may also include pelvic floor exercises, lifestyle changes, or referral to a continence physiotherapist or specialist where appropriate.