Mary explains. “That means fewer sessions to reach maximum benefit. With some competitors, you might need six to ten sessions; with us, four or five is usually enough.” A typical session lasts 30 minutes, and while patients do feel the muscle contractions, they aren’t painful. “It’s non-invasive and an odd feeling, but not uncomfortable,” Shelly stresses. “It’s kind of like a TENS machine, but far more powerful,” adds Mary. “If you’re familiar with a TENS machine, multiply that by a hundred thousand, and you’ll get an idea of what it’s like. The important thing is, there’s no pain involved.” TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation -- think Dr. Ho and some of his products. Patients sit on the chair while Mary customizes their position to target specific concerns. “You don’t just plop yourself down,” Shelly notes. “Mary is going to direct the pressure, ask you where you need support, and fit the chair to you. It’s very customized.” The results speak for themselves. Robyn recalls one patient who had been struggling with chronic back pain for years. “We made it better with osteopathic treatments, but it never fully went away. I put them on the chair for a free 10-minute trial, and they walked out with no pain. When I saw them one or two weeks later, they still had no pain. That’s what excites me most -- it’s healing the area in a way we couldn’t reach before.” The chair also has broader applications. Beyond pelvic floor therapy, it can be used for ‘glute’ strengthening. “On the glute setting, you can do 30,000 Kegels in 30 minutes, something that’s humanly impossible otherwise,” says
Shelly with a laugh. “It builds strength, supports the core and yes, even gives some cosmetic benefits.” For many patients, the chair provides help with issues they didn’t expect. “Sometimes people come in for urinary leakage,” Mary says, “But when we ask more questions, we learn they also have hip pain, or back pain, or intimacy issues. Nine times out of ten, the chair helps with more than what they came in for. It’s bigger than what we originally thought.” For Robyn, adding the B-Pulse Chair to The Cura Clinic wasn’t just about offering something new; it was about making sure the best possible care is available close to home. “I wanted the strongest and most effective option on the market, because people here deserve access to the best. It takes what we already do with osteopathy to the next level. It reaches things we simply can’t with our hands.” With science, compassion and now, cutting-edge technology, The Cura Clinic is proving that health care in St. Thomas is evolving, and that patients don’t need to travel far to find innovative solutions that can change their lives.
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