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The rectal exerciser may also be used in treating male urinary
incontinence, usually following a prostate resection procedure.
Your Liberty® treatment program will be tailored by a medical professional
to address your individual needs
 based on the type and severity of your
incontinence, your pelvic strength and your ability to meet a treatment
schedule. A common treatment schedule is 15 minutes, twice a day, every
day or every other day. Following cure or improvement, a
program of 2-3 treatments per week should be maintained. The results you
achieve are largely dependent on compliance with your PFS exercise program.
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Channel
Switch
Channel selection is made to treat your specific type of incontinence. There is a channel for stress
incontinence, which is associated with strengthening and toning the pelvic
floor neuromuscular tissue, and a channel for urge incontinence, which stimulates the detrusor inhibitory reflex
to calm the overactive bladder. If you experience mixed incontinence, your
clinician may prescribe specialized treatment sessions where channels are
alternated with each treatment.
Intensity
Adjustment
Current is the amount of energy required to achieve the desired muscle response. This level is determined individually for each patient. Your
clinician may instruct you to increase the intensity until you feel a pelvic
contraction. When Liberty® is operating on the stress channel,
many patients describe the sensation as tightening or lifting of the
pelvic floor. When using the urge channel, the sensation is often
described as a thumping or tapping. These sensations should not be
uncomfortable.
Continuous Control
Depress the Continuous Control Button to deliver uninterrupted stimulation
while determining the appropriate intensity level.
Amber
Stimulation Light
illuminates when the device is delivering stimulation current.
Duty
Cycle
As in all exercises, a muscle requires a relaxation period between
each contraction. The duty cycle is the total duration of the stimulation
cycle plus the rest cycle. It is pre-programmed at 5 seconds of stimulation,
followed by 10 seconds of rest.
Duration
is the length of the treatment sessions prescribed by your
clinician. Liberty® automatically shuts off after 30 minutes. When shorter
treatment times are prescribed, the device can be turned off by turning
the Intensity Adjustment Knob to zero.
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Is Liberty Right For Me?
The initial Liberty® placement and treatment are completed under medical
prescription. Completing the initial treatment under the direction of a
qualified clinician is important to your success. To determine if pelvic
floor stimulation therapy using Liberty® is appropriate for you, use the
information in our
Getting Liberty®
section to discuss your incontinence condition with your doctor.
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