If you plan your day around bathrooms, avoid jumping on the trampoline with your grandkids, or cross your legs before every sneeze, you are far from alone. Bladder leakage and pelvic floor weakness affect millions of women and men, and most of them never bring it up with a provider. Many people assume it is just part of having kids or getting older.
It doesn’t have to be. At Aligned Health in Post Falls, we offer pelvic floor strengthening with the Gazelle Chair, a non-invasive treatment you receive while sitting fully clothed. Here’s what it is, who it helps, and what to expect.
Your pelvic floor is a hammock of muscles at the base of your pelvis. It supports your bladder, bowel and (in women) uterus, and it squeezes to keep you from leaking when pressure rises, like when you cough, laugh, lift or run.
Common reasons these muscles lose strength include:
Kegel exercises can help, but many people struggle to find and contract the right muscles, and few stick with them long enough to see a change.
The Gazelle Chair uses Extracorporeal Magnetic Innervation (ExMI). A focused magnetic field passes through your clothing and stimulates the nerves that control your pelvic floor, causing the muscles to contract and relax. In a single session the chair produces thousands of contractions — far more than you could do on your own, and without having to figure out which muscles to squeeze.
The Gazelle Chair is FDA-cleared as a Class II powered muscle stimulator. The ExMI approach it uses has been studied for more than two decades.
Gazelle Chair treatment may help if you deal with:
It isn’t right for everyone. People with pacemakers, certain metal implants in the pelvic area, or who are pregnant are generally not candidates. That’s why every patient starts with a consultation and health history review. New or sudden urinary symptoms — especially with pain, fever or blood in the urine — should be checked by your medical doctor first.
Our clinic focuses on root causes. The pelvic floor works as part of your core along with your spine, hips and the nerves that run through the low back. When we look at bladder control, we consider posture, pelvic alignment and nerve health too — not just the muscle itself. For many patients, combining pelvic floor strengthening with the rest of their care plan makes sense.
No. Most patients feel tingling and strong muscle contractions, but not pain. The intensity is adjusted to your comfort.
Yes. Men have pelvic floor muscles too, and the Gazelle Chair is designed for both men and women.
It varies by person. Strength builds over a series of visits, and we’ll outline a plan after your evaluation.
We may recommend simple home exercises to support your progress. The chair does the heavy lifting; home habits help you keep the gains.
Bladder leaks are common, but they aren’t something you have to accept. If you live in Post Falls, Coeur d’Alene, Rathdrum, Hayden or Spokane Valley, we’d be glad to talk through whether the Gazelle Chair is a fit for you.
Book a consultation or call (208) 981-0093. You can also learn more on our pelvic floor strengthening page.
This article is for general education and isn’t a substitute for an individual medical evaluation. Results vary from person to person.
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