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NeoControl® Pelvic Floor Therapy System is a non-surgical therapy for the treatment of stress,
urge and mixed incontinence in women. For patients whose incontinence is caused by a weakening
of their pelvic floor muscles, NeoControl can offer unique therapeutic benefits. Unlike other
therapy options, NeoControl exercises all of the muscles in the pelvic floor to rebuild strength
and endurance and restore bladder control. NeoControl accomplishes this while the patient sits
fully clothed in a comfortable chair.
The technology that makes this treatment possible is Extracorporeal Magnetic Innervation, or
ExMI™ for short. Cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June of 1998,
NeoControl is the first product to utilize ExMI. The process is similar to Kegel exercises for
the pelvic floor. While conventional Kegel exercises (or "Kegels") enhanced by biofeedback
techniques can help to restore continence, women often perform the exercises incorrectly,
incompletely, or inconsistently. With NeoControl, the system performs the
exercises for the patient in a more complete and effective manner than the
patient could do on their own. No active participation by the patient is required.
How NeoControl Works:
It's a lot simpler than you might think. ExMI technology produces highly focused pulsed magnetic fields.
To receive treatment, patients simply sit in a comfortable chair that allows the therapeutic fields to
be easily aimed at the muscles of the pelvic floor that control continence. The pelvic floor
muscles contract and relax with each magnetic pulse, creating a physical
exercise like any other musclular workout, except the brain is not directing the contraction - NeoControl is. One way to think
of NeoControl is as an automatic Kegel exercise machine.
NeoControl Treatments:
Before receiving NeoControl treatment, a patient needs to be fully examined by a physician
to make sure the bladder control problem is the type that can be helped by NeoControl therapy.
(See What Is Urinary
Incontinence?) Once it has been determined that the cause of the incontinence
is weakened pelvic floor muscles, NeoControl may be prescribed. Doctors have the
liberty to create highly specific prescriptions for each patient to ensure the
highest probability of improvement. After the initial prescription, treatments can be performed in the
physician's office without a personal appointment with the doctor, because all
treatment information is stored in a personalized "smart card."
During treatment, a patient sits fully clothed in a specially designed chair that has the ExMI technology
embedded in the seat. The treatments, which are typically performed twice a week, are
painless and take approximately 20 minutes. A complete course of treatment may take
eight weeks or more, depending on the condition of the pelvic floor muscles when therapy
is started. Scientific studies have shown that rebuilding the pelvic floor muscles with
NeoControl is effective in helping patients regain continence. In addition, patients treated
with NeoControl have reported significant improvements in their quality-of-life.
More than 225
treatment centers are currently located nationwide, including locations in
Alaska and Hawaii. To receive a list of treatment centers nearest you, call us
toll-free at 1-800-895-4298.
Click here to learn more about NeoControl.
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