Hello! There is a lot of conflicting information about how to treat CPPS. As a patient, I feel lost and have trouble knowing what to trust. I have been doing pelvic physical therapy for 18 months. The improvement is temporary and the trigger points always return. I have doubts whether the investment in PT is worth it. Do you suggest to your patients not to do myofascial release?
Thanks for your message. There is a lot of confusing information to navigate as a patient out there, I completely agree. For me, if there is no sustainable benefit from getting TP or MFR therapy it would be best to consider other approaches, looking beyond the PF as the only answer. MFR an be helpful in some cases, but if the patient doesn't see constant improvements there are other factors at play here. Keep on listening to the podcasts for more information : )
Thank you ! I never really felt a huge relief after my physical therapy , and if I would use wand too hard it would definitely would make me feel worse for next 5-6 days . I actually stopped using wand as I felt not much benefit from it . Stretching does help but temporary , pain still come back in few hours. All of the things you are saying in this podcast very similar to me . This condition is so complicated…
Thanks for your support and comments. It is very easy to go too hard and hope for quicker results. This can often lead to an increase in sensitivity for a period. This can become exhausting because we are then flaring and waiting for symptoms to calm, flaring and waiting etc. Try being very mindful with the stretches and only stretching to comfort, not into pain. A small amount of discomfort is ok, but any more and it can wind the symptoms back up again. There are many factors to consider the looking to manage this condition. You are doing great if you are aware of triggers, or activities that do increase sensitivity. If we understand this we can reduce their impact
Perhaps I’m a lucky one but my chronic Pelvic Floor pain arrived due to stress at work then completely disappeared when the stress of my deceased wife’s cancer treatment and ultimate death occurred.
Hello! There is a lot of conflicting information about how to treat CPPS. As a patient, I feel lost and have trouble knowing what to trust. I have been doing pelvic physical therapy for 18 months. The improvement is temporary and the trigger points always return. I have doubts whether the investment in PT is worth it. Do you suggest to your patients not to do myofascial release?
Thanks for your message. There is a lot of confusing information to navigate as a patient out there, I completely agree. For me, if there is no sustainable benefit from getting TP or MFR therapy it would be best to consider other approaches, looking beyond the PF as the only answer. MFR an be helpful in some cases, but if the patient doesn't see constant improvements there are other factors at play here. Keep on listening to the podcasts for more information : )
Thank you ! I never really felt a huge relief after my physical therapy , and if I would use wand too hard it would definitely would make me feel worse for next 5-6 days . I actually stopped using wand as I felt not much benefit from it . Stretching does help but temporary , pain still come back in few hours. All of the things you are saying in this podcast very similar to me . This condition is so complicated…
Thanks for your support and comments. It is very easy to go too hard and hope for quicker results. This can often lead to an increase in sensitivity for a period. This can become exhausting because we are then flaring and waiting for symptoms to calm, flaring and waiting etc. Try being very mindful with the stretches and only stretching to comfort, not into pain. A small amount of discomfort is ok, but any more and it can wind the symptoms back up again. There are many factors to consider the looking to manage this condition. You are doing great if you are aware of triggers, or activities that do increase sensitivity. If we understand this we can reduce their impact
Perhaps I’m a lucky one but my chronic Pelvic Floor pain arrived due to stress at work then completely disappeared when the stress of my deceased wife’s cancer treatment and ultimate death occurred.
@@camlendrim7609 thank you for sharing your story. I am so very sorry to hear what you have been through. My thoughts are with you.