Bladder & Bowel — Pelvic Organ Prolapse
When the pelvic floor weakens, the bladder, uterus, or rectum can drop and press into the vaginal wall — a feeling of heaviness, a bulge, or pressure that builds through the day. Prolapse is very common after childbirth and around menopause, it is rarely dangerous, and it responds well to treatment. As a Certified Continence Advisor, Shannon assesses the type and degree of prolapse and builds a plan around rebuilding pelvic-floor support — without pushing you toward surgery you may not need.
What It Is
Prolapse happens when the muscles and connective tissue that hold your pelvic organs in place stretch or weaken, letting one or more organs sag into the vaginal canal. Depending on which wall is affected, it may involve the bladder (cystocele), the rectum (rectocele), the uterus, or the top of the vagina after hysterectomy (vault prolapse).
The most common contributors are pregnancy and vaginal delivery, the drop in estrogen around menopause, chronic straining or constipation, heavy lifting, chronic cough, and simply the changes that come with age. It is graded by how far the organ has descended — and mild-to-moderate prolapse, which is by far the most common, is exactly where conservative treatment works best.
Prolapse is not something you caused and not something you have to accept as ‘just part of getting older.’ Many women live with it silently for years. It is a mechanical, treatable problem — and the earlier it is addressed, the more the pelvic floor has to work with.
The Approach
Our first goal is always to strengthen and retrain the pelvic floor before anything invasive is considered. That combines in-clinic treatment, hands-on teaching, and a plan you can actually keep up.
EMSELLA® — Pelvic Floor Strengthening
You sit fully clothed on the EMSELLA® chair while focused electromagnetic energy triggers thousands of deep pelvic-floor contractions per session — far more than you could perform on your own. It rebuilds the strength and coordination of the muscles that support the bladder, uterus, and bowel. It is comfortable, needs no recovery time, and is a cornerstone of prolapse and continence care here.
Pelvic-Floor Physiotherapy & Health Teaching
Certified continence guidance on how you breathe, lift, empty, and load your pelvic floor day to day — the habits that either protect or overload the support you are rebuilding. For many women this, paired with EMSELLA®, is enough to meaningfully reduce symptoms.
O-Shot® — PRP for Tissue Quality
Where the vaginal tissue itself is thin or fragile — often with menopause — platelet-rich plasma from your own blood can be used to support healthier, better-vascularized tissue, which improves comfort and works alongside the strengthening plan.
What to Expect
First step
Free consult with Shannon
EMSELLA® trial
Try a session free, feel how it works
Typical EMSELLA® course
A planned series, then maintenance
Downtime
None — return to your day
Best results
Mild-to-moderate prolapse, started early
If it's severe
Honest guidance + surgical referral
Candidacy
Take the validated PFDI-20 pelvic-floor assessment — it measures prolapse, bladder, and bowel symptoms together. Private, instant, emailed only if you ask.
A free Discovery Conversation is private and unhurried. We'll talk through what's going on and tell you honestly what conservative treatment can do for your situation.
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