
What a HIEMT course involves
Looking for a pelvic floor chair near me in Kirkham? Here’s what a HIEMT course actually looks like – who it suits, how I run a session, what honest results look like, and why I bought this chair for myself before I offered it to anyone else.
What a pelvic floor chair near me actually does
A HIEMT chair sends targeted electromagnetic pulses into your pelvic floor muscles. You sit fully clothed, the device does the work, and your muscles contract many thousands of times in a single 30-minute session, far more than you could achieve manually. The point isn’t medical rehabilitation. It’s prophylactic strengthening, the kind that protects everyday quality of life: less worry when you sneeze, cough, plan a long walk, or pick the kids up.
If you’ve searched “pelvic floor chair near me” and landed on different studios with different machines, you’ll see prices vary widely. I explain why mine sits where it does in the section below on EMSElla.
Who a HIEMT course is for (and who it isn’t)
Most women who book with me come for the same reason. After childbirth, after a few decades of life, the pelvic floor stops doing its job quietly. A laugh in the kitchen turns awkward. A long walk turns calculated. Most have already tried Kegels at home and either didn’t know if they were doing them right, or stopped after a fortnight.
This is who the chair was designed for.
It is not for everyone. I screen every client before the first session against a clear contraindications list:
- Pregnancy
- Heart disease, cardiac pacemakers, or defibrillators
- Thyroid disease, epilepsy, or renal failure
- Malignant tumours in or near the treatment area
- Metal or electronic implants in the area, including stents, contraceptive rings, drug pumps, and nerve stimulators
If any of those apply to you, I will not run the treatment. That isn’t negotiable. If “pelvic floor chair near me” was the search that brought you here and you’ve ruled yourself out on this list, message me before you book and we’ll work it out together.
What a 30-minute session feels like
You arrive, change nothing, sit down on the chair. I help you find the optimal position so the pulses reach the right muscle group; this is where most of the per-session benefit comes from, so I take a few minutes to get it right. Then I start at low intensity and turn it up gradually, checking in with you every step of the way. There is no point pushing intensity if it isn’t comfortable.
Some clients chat through the whole session. Some bring a book. The chair does the work; your only job is to sit and let it.
The chair is used to improve muscle tone, prevent age-related weakening, support post-pregnancy recovery, and enhance lifestyle quality. Results are cumulative. Most women feel something after four to six sessions, though I’ve had clients notice change after the first.
Why I bought this chair before I offered it to clients
After my children were born I joined the long quiet club: laugh, sneeze, plan a long run, you know the script. So when I saw the HIEMT chair at an industry exhibition, the technology answered a question I’d been carrying for years.
I bought it to improve my own life first. Offering it to clients came second. I’ve used it on myself, I know what the experience feels like from the chair side, and I see why women keep coming back for the maintenance sessions afterwards.
That isn’t a marketing line. It’s the order things happened.
How my chair compares to EMSElla
This is the question I get most. EMSElla is medical-grade equipment used in clinical settings for serious pelvic floor rehabilitation: post-surgical recovery, severe post natal cases. It costs the clinic a great deal more, and that cost shows in the per-session price.
A client of mine completed an EMSElla course a couple of years ago and recently came in to try a session on my chair. Her observation: very similar sensation, with EMSElla going harder at maximum power.
My chair is a prophylactic strengthening device. It produces a similar result for the women who don’t need clinical rehab, but in a gentle way. Some clients may need a few more sessions to reach an equivalent outcome.
I made that choice deliberately. EMSElla retail sits in the £tens-of-thousands bracket. Buying one would push the per-session price out of reach for the women who most want to start. I’d rather more women can afford prophylactic strengthening without going out of pocket than fewer women paying more for medical-grade kit they don’t actually need.
After the course: maintenance and Kegels
There is no special aftercare. You can drive home, go back to work, pick the kids up, head to the gym if that’s your day. Some women feel a mild post-exercise soreness in the area for a day or so; that is normal.
I do ask clients not to eat or drink for an hour after a session, to give the muscle time to recover. During the course itself, increase your water intake and keep protein levels up. Both help muscle recovery between sessions.
After the initial course of six to ten sessions, results don’t disappear, but muscles do drift back toward their previous state if you stop using them. I recommend either a top-up session every six weeks or a regular Kegel routine at home. The goal isn’t to keep you tied to the chair forever. The goal is to give you a strong baseline you can maintain on your own.
What I tell clients about real results
I won’t promise that a course on the chair changes your life. Clients don’t actually report on the rest of their lives, and I won’t pretend to know what shifts at home.
What I do see is quieter than that. Women who used to plan their day around “where’s the nearest toilet” stop planning. Women who stopped going running come back to it. The behaviour change is the honest signal. The numbers I quote come from what I observe in the room, not from a marketing claim.
If “pelvic floor chair near me” was your starting search, the next step is a conversation. Read the full pelvic floor treatment page for the booking link, or take a look at body sculpting if you’re also interested in non invasive body work using the same HIEMT technology.
Questions & Answers
Ready to talk pelvic floor?
If you’d like to find out whether the chair is right for you before booking a course, message me with your questions or book a single session as your starting point.
All treatments carried out by Maria at Skincare & Waxing, 10A Freckleton Street, Kirkham, Preston, PR4 2SP

