Chronic Pelvic Pain: Pelvic floor problems, Low Back Pain & Sacro-Iliac dysfunction What your health advisor needs to know Leon Chaitow ND DO Consultant Naturopath/Osteopath www.leonchaitow.com Summary The incidence of Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is widespread, with multiple potential aetiological features. There is evidence that CPP is relatively poorly understood, even by some specialists in ge...

BACKGROUND Despite recent efforts to educate multiple sclerosis (MS) health-care providers about the importance of pelvic floor disorders (urinary, bowel, and sexual dysfunction), no data are currently available to assess outcomes of these efforts in terms of patient satisfaction. METHODS As part of the fall 2010 North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis survey, we conducted a p...

Purpose of the study: Pelvic floor muscles dysfunction is one of the most important etiologies of coccydynia, therefore, manual therapies have been proposed as the first line of treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of biofeedback as a new approach in the treatment of coccydynia. Methods: Thirty women were randomized into two groups. Both groups were injected with ...

BACKGROUND Combined pelvic floor electromyography (EMG) and videocystourethrography (VCUG) during urodynamic investigation are the most acceptable and widely agreed methods for diagnosing detrusor external sphincter dyssynergia (DESD). Theoretically, external urethral sphincter pressure (EUSP) measurement would provide enough information for the diagnosis of DESD and could simplify the urodynam...

Biofeedback treatment uses electronic or mechanical instruments to relay visual and/or auditory evidence to assist a person in gaining control over a physiologic process or function. In pediatric urology patients, biofeedback treatment is used to promote retraining of pelvic muscles. Figure 1 depicts the pathophysiology of dysfunctional voiding. In the figure, increased pelvic floor tension or ...