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Pelvic Floor Therapy

The Science

Muscles Kegels Can't Reach

Functional magnetic stimulation uses a focused electromagnetic field to trigger involuntary contractions in the deep pelvic floor muscles — the ones most people can't consciously activate.

How It Works

Electromagnetic Field → Motor Neurons → Contraction

You sit on a specialized chair with a magnetic coil built into the seat. The coil generates a focused electromagnetic field that penetrates through clothing and tissue to reach the motor neurons controlling your pelvic floor muscles.

When those neurons fire, the muscles contract — not a gentle squeeze, but a supramaximal contraction stronger than anything you could produce voluntarily. The device cycles through thousands of these contractions in a single session.

The math: 28 minutes × approximately 1,000 contractions per minute = 28,000 supramaximal contractions in one session. For perspective, that's more than most people do voluntarily in a year of trying to remember their kegels.

Why Kegels Fall Short

The Problem With Doing It Yourself

Research consistently shows that most people doing kegels at home are doing them wrong — contracting the wrong muscles, holding their breath, or activating their glutes and abs instead of the actual pelvic floor.

Even when done correctly, voluntary kegels only activate the surface layer of pelvic floor muscles. The deeper stabilizers — the ones most responsible for continence, core stability, and sexual function — are notoriously hard to engage consciously.

Functional magnetic stimulation bypasses the conscious effort entirely. You don't have to think about it, you don't have to learn a technique, and you can't do it wrong. You just sit there.

Research & Safety

Clinical Evidence, Not Marketing

Functional magnetic stimulation has been studied extensively for urinary incontinence, pelvic floor dysfunction, and post-partum recovery. Published trials show measurable improvement in symptoms after a standard course of treatment — typically 6 – 8 sessions over a few weeks.

The technology is FDA-cleared and operates at intensity levels calibrated for therapeutic use. There are no needles, no probes, and no pharmaceuticals — just a magnetic field that turns on and off in rapid cycles.

As with any medical intervention, we screen every patient during their comprehensive exam to confirm pelvic floor therapy is the right fit. Pacemakers, metal implants in the treatment area, and pregnancy are contraindications we rule out before starting.

Inside the treatment

FMS, explained simply.

Functional magnetic stimulation contracts the pelvic floor thousands of times per session — without invasive positioning. Here's what the room looks like and who it serves.
Dr. Logan Swaim delivers a Torque Release adjustment to an adult patient.

Torque Release Technique, every visit.

Dr. Logan Swaim performs a focused adjustment at The Roots.

Precision over pressure.

Senior patients smiling together after care at The Roots.

Seniors reclaiming mobility and confidence.

The warm reception hallway that greets every patient at The Roots.

The hallway that's greeted 2,800+ patients.

Dr. Logan Swaim with his son at a Roots family day event.

We practice what we preach.

A patient receives a red light therapy session at The Roots.

Red light therapy — mitochondrial recharge at cellular level.

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Who it's for

See It in Person.

Schedule a comprehensive exam and we'll walk you through whether pelvic floor therapy fits your care plan.