How 'Ems' Works - TensCare Unicare Mode D'emploi

• Fibroids when
associated with heavy menstrual
bleeding.
• Adhesions.
• Developmental abnormalities.
Consult your
professional if you are experiencing
any of the above symptoms.

7. HOW 'EMS' WORKS

E.M.S. stands for Electrical Muscle
Stimulation and has successfully
been used in medical rehabilitation
and training in competitive sports.
EMS produces
effective muscular contraction.
In rehabilitation, EMS is a well-
established method for treatment of
a broad field of musculoskeletal
diagnoses as well as pelvic floor
weakness. Electrical stimulation of
an intact peripheral nervous system
may create motor responses in
patients with impaired or lost ability
for voluntary muscle activity.
EMS is a complement to other
physical therapy and should always
be combined with active training
such as Kegel exercises (see section
4.2.).
Advantages of EMS
Use of EMS may lead to faster
progress in the patient's treatment
programme. The method is simple
it is often
healthcare
intensive and
and appropriate for treatment in the
clinical setting as well as for self-
treatment at home.
How EMS Works
Electrical Muscle Stimulators can
play a vital role in educating women
and men about their pelvic floor
and the sensation they should feel
when doing pelvic floor exercises.
Electrical Pelvic Floor Exercisers (PFE)
offer a non-invasive method of
producing contraction of muscles
via a gentle stimulation to the pelvic
floor through a discreet probe or
electrode pads when they are
placed close to the nerve that
controls the pelvic floor muscles. This
current then passes into the nerve
fibres controlling that part of the
muscle stimulating it to contract. So,
electrical stimulation
artificially activates a muscle for you
enabling you to develop your own
muscle control. These contractions
exercise the muscles and, as with
any kind of exercise if performed
regularly, build strength and tone.
In urge incontinence, pelvic floor
exercisers work in a slightly different
way. The electrical stimulation is
designed to soothe your bladder
muscles rather than exercise your
pelvic floor. Unicare uses a gentler,
low frequency
promotes release of endorphins and
reduces involuntary contractions of
the bladder (detrusor) muscle.
Different frequencies have different
effects; low frequencies (1-10 Hz)
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