The first clinical studies on electrical muscle stimulation for pelvic floor rehabilitation were conducted in physiotherapy and urology departments across Europe and the United States — long before it became available as a home treatment.

What followed was decades of peer-reviewed research showing something the medical system rarely tells women: that voluntary Kegel exercises cannot generate the electrical frequency needed to retrain damaged pelvic floor muscle fibers. Electrical stimulation can.

The same technology used in the Emsella chair — which costs upwards of £2,000 per treatment series at specialist clinics — is now backed by over 20 years of clinical evidence across thousands of women. From postpartum recovery to post-menopause rehabilitation, the research points consistently in one direction: EMS works where Kegels don't.

Combined with red light therapy for tissue repair, blue light therapy for vaginal health, and therapeutic heat for muscle blood flow — the multi-modal approach behind PadFree Life reflects exactly what clinical research recommends.

The studies below are published on PubMed and the National Library of Medicine. Click the titles to read them in full.