A prolapse is the bladder, the womb or the bowel dropping into the vagina when the floor and the ligaments that hold them have stretched, felt as a dragging or a bulge. The honest answer first: the chair strengthens the pelvic floor, which supports a mild prolapse and the leaking that comes with it, and it does not put a dropped organ back. No US clearance names prolapse, a prolapse at stage 3 or above rules the chair out, and we say so plainly. Where a specialist has staged the prolapse as mild, the chair fits beside pelvic floor training. A course is six sessions of 28 minutes over three weeks at Emsella Clinic, 8 Devonshire Place, with the price in writing at a free consultation.
What the evidence says
A 2025 study of 133 women with a grade 2 bladder prolapse and leaks found surgery did better than the chair: 88% against 64% had no prolapse left on examination, and we quote that rather than hide it. On the chair 91% were back to daily activities within a week, with fewer infections and no pain during sex. In a 2026 pilot, ten women completed a course on the chair for prolapse symptoms, and only the chair group's symptom scores improved against usual care. Pelvic floor training is the first-line treatment NICE names for a mild prolapse, and the chair trains the same muscle harder: thousands of contractions a session with HIFEM energy from the seat. The does it work page sets out every study.
When a specialist comes first
A bulge, a dragging feeling, difficulty emptying the bladder or bowel, or a prolapse that has not been staged needs a gynaecologist's or a urogynaecologist's assessment before the chair. In our practice the clinician assesses you for prolapse at the free consultation and refers you where that is the right first step. A pessary or surgery is a specialist's decision, and the chair is planned around it, before or after, with the specialist's agreement.
The course and booking
Six sessions, twice a week over three weeks, with the symptom score measured before, at the end and at the six-month review. Call Emsella Clinic on 0207 099 9659 or use the form below. The stress incontinence page covers the leaking that often comes with a mild prolapse, and the full Emsella guide the rest.
