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Emsella Patient Story: Pelvic Floor Treatment

Rachel Gunderson, NP · August 20, 2026

She Came In for Bladder Control. She Got So Much More.

Michelle scheduled her first Emsella session with a straightforward expectation. She wanted relief from the bladder leaks that had been disrupting her daily life. The treatment itself was simple, non-invasive, and required no preparation or downtime. She sat fully clothed in the Emsella chair while the device delivered thousands of targeted pelvic floor contractions she could never replicate on her own.

When Michelle came to Avara Medical, she had one goal: stop the bladder leaking. The bladder control issues had been a quiet source of embarrassment and inconvenience for years, and she was ready for a solution. What she got from the Emsella chair exceeded everything she had hoped for.

The results started almost immediately.

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"I noticed a difference in my bladder control almost immediately, after just one session with the Emsella chair. That alone was impressive. I felt more confident and didn't have that constant worry about leaking like I used to."

But the story didn't stop there. In the weeks following her treatment, Michelle began noticing something she hadn't anticipated at all. Her sensual sensitivity and physical responsiveness had changed in ways she hadn't connected to the treatment at first.

"What really surprised me was something I didn't expect at all. Over the following weeks, I noticed a big change in my sensual sensitivity and responsiveness. I just felt more aware and more engaged, and even my partner commented that nothing had changed on his end, but I was responding so much more."

It wasn't until she looked at the timeline that the connection became clear. The changes had started shortly after her Emsella sessions, not as a side effect, but as a direct result of what the treatment was doing for her pelvic floor. Strengthening those muscles had a ripple effect on her overall pelvic health, improving sensation, engagement, and physical wellbeing in ways she hadn't imagined when she first walked through the door.

The Treatment Provided so Much More

For Michelle, the experience reframed what she thought of as a modest, practical treatment into something much more significant. She had come in hoping to solve one problem. She left with improvements in multiple areas of her quality of life, and a new perspective on what non-invasive pelvic floor therapy could actually do.

"When I thought about the timing, it lined up exactly with when I had the treatment. It honestly made me realize how much this treatment was doing beyond just bladder control."

The Emsella chair at Avara Medical uses High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic (HIFEM) technology to stimulate deep pelvic floor contractions during a single seated session, no undressing, no discomfort, and no recovery time required. It is used to address urinary incontinence, urgency, and sexual wellness concerns in both women and men.

"I came in hoping to stop the inconvenience and embarrassment of leaks, and I got that. But I also experienced these added benefits that really improved my overall quality of life. I can confidently say the treatment works. I'm already trying to figure out how to schedule more sessions because the results have been so worth it."
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If bladder control or pelvic wellness is affecting your daily life, Michelle's experience is worth hearing. Sometimes a single treatment can open the door to benefits you didn't even know you were missing.

If you have had a similar experience as Michelle or you are new to Emsella, you can read more about Emsella and it's benefits by visiting our Emsella education page.

Or to learn more about Emsella at Avara Medical in Provo, UT, call us at (801) 999-8356 or schedule a consultation online.

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Rachel Gunderson, NP leads Integrative medical care at Avara medical  in Provo, UT focused on evidence-based treatment, modern diagnostics, and personalized plans for weight loss, hormones, and recovery.

About the Author: Rachel Gunderson, NP, AGACNP, NP

Dual Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP & Family Practice NP) · Founder, Avara Medical · Provo, Utah

Rachel spent more than a decade caring for patients in internal medicine, cardiology, intensive care, neurology, and oncology at Houston Methodist Hospital, and in internal medicine at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. She founded Avara Medical to practice medicine the way she believes it should work — taking time to listen, running the right labs, and building a care plan around the patient rather than a checklist.

Her clinical focus includes hormone therapy and optimization, peptide therapy and regenerative protocols, medical weight loss including GLP-1 therapy, IV nutrient therapy, and integrative functional medicine.