After childbirth mothers often have a level of incontinence.
Pelvic floor exercises may remedy the problem but sometimes a little assistance can be helpful.
The itouch SURE uses medically recognised electrotherapy programmes to enable the pelvic floor muscle to improve its strength and endurance.
The itouch SURE is supplied with complete instructions and is easy to use. The itouch SURE is NOT to be used within the first twelve weeks after the birth.
The birth of a child can affect and weaken a mother's pelvic floor muscle. This can cause continence problems which the itouch SURE can rectify.
Twelve weeks after having had a baby if incontinence problems have not been resolved by simple pelvic floor exercises, the use of the itouch SURE is recommended.
There are three forms of incontinence: Stress; Urge; and, Mixed.
• Stress Incontinence describes the involuntary leakage of urine when a person coughs, sneezes, strains or makes sudden movements.
• Urge Incontinence describes an overactive bladder. A person experiences a strong and sudden urge to go to the toilet but is not always able to hold on.
• Mixed Incontinence is a combination of both Stress and Urge Incontinence.
• It is a Cure - not containment
• It is Drug Free with no side effects
• It is Safe and Easy to use
• It is Discreet
• It may help to avoid surgery
• It will improve sexual intimacy
Incontinence may have several causes and if in doubt contact your medical practitioner before using the itouch SURE.
The itouch SURE has 4 preset programs for incontinence use:
"Feels like a strong squeezing in of the muscles in the vagina - pulling up the pelvic floor - my natural reaction is to pull the muscles in and up as much as I can with the contraction of the machine."
"Same drawing in sensation as STRES but not as strong and feels like lots of quick electrical impulses drawing in the muscles of the vagina - a pleasurable tapping/ throbbing sensation - not encouraging me as much as the STRES program to draw the muscles in as well."
"A long series of quick electrical impulses - like the MIXED program - not encouraging me to pull is as much myself - while the experience is happening you don't feel it's doing much except creating these not unpleasant impulses. But when it finishes you feel the muscles in the vagina relax and realise how much it has been pulling up the muscles of the pelvic floor."
"Similar to MIXED, but with a stronger drawing in sensation."
The programs each last for 20 minutes
For Urge incontinence use itouch SURE twice a day. For Stress incontinence use the itouch SURE once a day or even once every other day. Stop the machine if your muscles start to ache. Once you strengthened your pelvic floor with the itouch SURE, you should continue to exercise your pelvic floor muscles. The pelvic floor needs to be worked and reacts very well to such exercises.
iSure has only programmes for continence
iSure has six buttons instead of twelve
iSure has clear simple display using words instead of programme numbers
iSure has all the advantages of the itouch family:-
o 140 strength steps instead of 15
o Comfort Strength Control
o Lead warning for poor contact
o Single lead and connector
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General Specification |
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Max Intensity |
100mA zero to peak +ve in steps of 0.5mA* |
Constant current over 500-1500 Ohm |
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Channels |
single |
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Waveform |
Asymmetrical rectangular |
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Max Pulse energy |
* Total output limited to 25uC per pulse |
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Power |
2xAA Alkaline OR 2 x AA NiMH |
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Battery life |
At least 15 hours at 50mA 300uS 50Hz |
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Adjustable Timer- |
10, 20, 30 45, 60, 90 min Defaults to 20 min |
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Pause button |
“Clock” key when running |
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Output plug |
Fully shielded: touch proof mini USB |
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Weight |
90 gms without batteries |
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Dimensions |
110 x 53 x 30mm |
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Prog |
Hz |
Pulse Width (ms) |
Ramp Up & Down Sec |
Plateau (Sec) |
Off (Sec) |
Default Program Duration (Min) |
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STRES. |
50 |
300 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
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URGE |
10 |
200 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
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MIXED |
20 |
250 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
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TONE |
35 |
250 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
20 |