Incontrol apex full#
A probe provides active resistance for a full muscle contraction, repositioning musculature into a resting position between contractions.
A customizable probe inflates to be “comfortably snug,” placing the stimulation in full contact with the vaginal or rectal wall, ensuring a deep muscle contraction with a comfortable, effective stimulation delivery.
Incontrol apex series#
The lighted biofeedback graph and visual cues guide the user through a series of variable timed, volitional contractions along with a relaxation phase, much like a physical therapy session.
Muscle stimulation at specific frequencies in an alternating manner increases pelvic floor muscle strength, calming the detrusor muscle, and elicits a full, deep muscle contraction, providing neuromuscular re-training. Attain is a small, painless, easy to use medical device for women to self-treat in the privacy of their own home, reducing or eliminating the need for pads or diapers.”Īttain provides a guided exercise program to solve incontinence at the source. Thankfully, many patients respond well to pelvic-floor electrical stimulation and biofeedback as a first-line treatment, before considering surgery or medication. Post-partum, anal or rectal cancer, and the natural aging process can cause incontinence. “All kidding aside, many of my patients who suffer with urinary incontinence, can also have leaky bowel, and truly suffer in silence and embarrassment. So, strengthen your calves and abs, but don’t forget to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles too,” says Lauren Streicher, M.D., medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Health and Menopause and Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Northwestern University. “It’s time to talk about this taboo topic before diapers become the newest accessory in the Nike store. This is good news for all those affected by urinary and/or involuntary bowel leakage that can increase with age: 20 percent to 30 percent of young women, 30 percent to 40 percent of middle-aged women, and up to 50 percent of older women suffer from incontinence. women suffering with stress, urge, mixed urinary incontinence and/or bowel incontinence. Food and Drug Administration clearance for new Attain, the first over-the-counter (OTC) non-implantable muscle stimulator designed for at-home use to help treat the approximately 60 million U.S.
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