The secret pelvic floor treatment that the health industry does’t want you to know about
1 in 3 women suffer from pelvic floor light bladder leakage.
That dreaded sneeze that leads to a new change of underwear or that embarrassing moment your male trainer decides it's a good idea to work on your skipping skills even though you have had 3 kids?
What about avoiding that friend that makes you laugh so hard that you can't control yourself even if you're in public.
You would think that that with the advancement of technology and science we would have found a way to solve this issue that is effecting 1/3 of our female population.
But first..
WHAT IS LIGHT bladder leakage (LBL)?
LBL is very common, 1 in 3 women experience some level of bladder incontinence. The two most common types of incontinence include stress incontinence and urge incontinence, but some women can have a combination of both types.
+ Stress incontinence is the loss of urine (small or large amounts) from activities that cause pressure on your bladder such as coughing, running, jumping, or sneezing. It happens when the pelvic floor muscles- that support the bladder- weaken.
+ Urge incontinence is the frequent sudden need to urinate that often causes bladder contractions and the loss of small or moderate amounts of urine. It happens from bladder irritants such as caffeine or alcohol, excessive hydration, use of certain medications such as diuretics (water pills), or neurological conditions.
Treatments for LBL
Common treatments include Kegel exercises, Kegel balls, pilates exercises which focus on strengthening the core, fat loss to relieve some abdominal pressure against the bladder, reduction in bladder irritants such as caffeine and alcohol and to limited liquid intake to not let your bladder get too full.
When all that fails the next step is a referral to a physical therapist that specialises in pelvic floor physical therapy where they will conduct an invasive internal exam to insure you are doing the exercises correctly.
When that fails the next step is to insert a Mid-urethral surgical sling.
The problem with most of these treatments is they are temporary, time consuming and expensive. The health industry benefits largely from these treatments because they require you to come back for months and even years with minimal to temporary results.
What causes LBL?
There are a variety of causes for Light Bladder leakage. The most common causes include:
Excess body fat
Rapid weight gain
Weak core muscles
Postpartum
Menopause
Health conditions such as thyroid issues, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, prostate issues and urinary tract infections
The secret treatment the specialist don't want you to know about!
It’s called Full Body Electrical Muscular Stimulation (EMS).
EMS uses electrical pulses to contract 90% of your muscles without you having to put strain on your joints or ligaments to do the work.
Not only do these muscle contractions strengthen your pelvic floor muscles they also fix many of the causes that lead to LBL making it an effective long term solution.
EMS helps you lose body fat, gain muscle tone, strengthen core muscles, increase metabolism and so much more. The best part is, it only takes 20 minutes.
Thanks to a local Brisbane fitness studio Full body EMS is now available just 5km out side of the CBD in Toowong.
The Research
A study consisting of 2 sessions a week for 5 weeks showed an alleviation of urinary incontinence complaints was achieved in 64.7% of the cases. 23.5% became complaint-free and a decrease in complaints occurred in 24.4%.
Whole body EMS training is an effective training system. It achieves therapeutic goals such as relief from incontinence and back complaints and preventive goals such as muscle formation, body contouring and improvements in mood, vitality, body stability and general performance.
(BOECKH-BEHRENS W.-U./SCHÄFFER, G., unpublished dissertation, University of Bayreuth, 2002).
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EMS SUCCESS STORIES
Bev.★★★★★
Bev a mother of 3 has been experiencing LBL issues for over 20 years. Bev has done every possible treatment to fix her LBL issues including a surgical sling.
Within no time the sling failed and she was worse off than before the surgery.
Within weeks of Bionic Fitness sessions not only did Bev get fitter, stronger and lose body fat but her pelvic floor issues began to lessen. For the first time in years Jess was able to sleep comfortably at night and within a few months her pelvic floor is better then ever.
Eva. international opera singer ★★★★★
Eva is an international opera singer. Eva has been doing EMS for over a year.
Eva has not only gotten fitter and strong she has found a huge difference in her lung capacity and now finds singing effortless.
Tiae. ★★★★★
Tiae is one of our head Bionic Coaches and owners.
Tiae started suffering LBL at 24 years old after her uterus dropped a level due to the pressure of the heavy forces on her pelvic floor from deadlifting.
After 6 months of specialist treatment, pelvic weights and Kegel exercises Tiae saw no improvement.
Within just a few sessions of Bionic fitness Tiae saw a noticeable difference in her LBL incontinence and within 3 months she was cured of her LBL issues and back on the platform.
* Results may vary 
