ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2024
Is the High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Energy an Effective Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in Women?
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- Comparison of High-Intensity Electromagnetic Therapy and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises in Women with Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of women's health · 2026Trial
- Prospective Comparative Study of EMSella Therapy and Surgical Anterior Colporrhaphy for Urinary Incontinence: Outcomes and Efficacy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Efficacy of High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic (HIFEM) Therapy for Postprostatectomy Incontinence in Men.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2025Article
- The effect of diode laser with PRP and pelvic floor chair for treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women.Bioinformation · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To assess the effectiveness and safety of high-intensity focused electromagnetic technology (HIFEM) used as a therapeutic approach in patients with stress and mixed urinary incontinence. Patients and Methods: Thirty-five females suffering from stress and mixed urinary incontinence were included in the study. The electromagnetic chair (BTL EMSELLA Results: The average ICIQ-SF score at baseline was 10.18 ± 4.19 (ranging from 2-18) which declined to 5.33 ± 3.97 after six sessions, and further improved to 4.26 ± 3.94 points at the one-month follow-up. After six sessions, an average improvement of 52.06% in ICIQ-SF score was observed, and after one month of follow-up, an average improvement of 59.6% was detected, which was found to be statistically significant (p=0.038). In addition, the mean number of pads used per day decreased to 1.25 ± 1.54 after treatment, a significant improvement was observed, and the mean daily pad use decreased further to 0.91 ± 1.11 at the first-month follow-up. Conclusion: HIFEM has demonstrated in our study its ability to safely and effectively treat female patients suffering from stress and mixed urinary incontinence, as evidenced by significant improvements in symptoms and quality of life observed in clinical trials.
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