Bladder & Bowel Control — Men & Women
A little leak when you cough, laugh, sneeze, lift, or work out — that’s stress incontinence, and it’s one of the most common (and most fixable-feeling) reasons people quietly reach for pads. It happens when the pelvic floor can’t quite hold against a sudden increase in pressure. Many patients find meaningful improvement once those supporting muscles and tissues are strengthened, without surgery.
What it is
Stress incontinence is leakage triggered by physical pressure — a cough, a laugh, a jump, a heavy lift. Unlike overactive bladder, there’s usually no urgent warning; the pelvic floor simply can’t seal against the sudden load. It often follows pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, or (in men) prostate surgery.
Who it affects
It affects women most often, particularly after childbirth and around menopause, and it affects men after prostate surgery. It is extremely common — and equally common to say nothing about it for years. Bringing it to us is simply a practical step toward feeling like yourself again.
How we help
We assess what’s contributing to your leakage first, then build a plan around it.
EMSELLA® — Pelvic Floor Strengthening
EMSELLA® prompts thousands of deep pelvic floor contractions per session while you sit fully clothed — helping rebuild the strength and coordination that hold against pressure. Many patients find their leaking eases over a course of sessions.
O-Shot® PRP — for women
For women, the O-Shot® uses your own platelet-rich plasma to support the tissue around the urethra and bladder neck. Used alongside EMSELLA®, it supports both the muscular and the tissue side of stress incontinence.
Bladder and pelvic-floor care begins with a complimentary consultation with Shannon — so you understand what is happening and what would help before you decide anything.
Meet with Shannon for a complimentary continence and pelvic floor consultation. She will review your symptoms, relevant medical history, bladder or bowel concerns and contributing factors, explain how pelvic floor strengthening and health teaching may help, and discuss the most appropriate next steps.
An EMSELLA® experience may be included when clinically appropriate — the pelvic-floor treatment you sit on, fully clothed. Whether it suits your situation is Shannon’s clinical judgment, discussed at your consultation.
From there you choose the approach that fits — a physiotherapy-led program or our standard program — with pricing laid out plainly and Shannon guiding which is right for you.
This is more than access to a chair. Depending on what your consultation finds, your care may include clinical history review, continence education, bladder and bowel health teaching, pelvic floor strengthening, behavioural recommendations, and referral or medical follow-up where appropriate.
The bladder-leakage screener (ICIQ) helps you gauge stress incontinence — free, private, about two minutes. Overactive-bladder (OAB-V8) and prostate-related (IPSS, men) screeners are here too.
Start with a Complimentary Pelvic Floor Function Consultation with Shannon — no pressure, completely confidential. An EMSELLA® experience may be included when clinically appropriate. We’ll tell you honestly whether this is likely to help.
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