Educational Information
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 9:29 am
Whatever you call it - Hard Flaccid, Prostatitis, Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction - it's all the same problem.
This condition is brutal for guys suffering from it. Most guys have been to multiple doctors, been told nothing is wrong, and are left to suffer in silence. This is a VERY treatable condition, but it requires a multi-modal approach. Physical Therapy, Stress reduction, body mechanics and awareness, medications, and life-style changes will all help. Rarely does just one of these treatments work on its own.
The official name for this is Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome. Most of the time, there is little or no pain so, the name does not help! But if you have any combination of these symptoms, or if you have a list of crazy symptoms that come and go, then you probably have it. An evaluation by a pelvic floor PT is needed.
Attached are a couple of information sheets.
Symptoms of Hard Flaccid/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Educational sites and Exercise Videos to get your started:
Since most PT's are NOT trained in pelvic floor work, find a pelvic floor physical therapist near you: www.pelvicrehab.com
A great book to get is "A HEADACHE IN THE PELVIS" by David Wise and Rodney Anderson
There is hope. This is TOTALLY curable!
This condition is brutal for guys suffering from it. Most guys have been to multiple doctors, been told nothing is wrong, and are left to suffer in silence. This is a VERY treatable condition, but it requires a multi-modal approach. Physical Therapy, Stress reduction, body mechanics and awareness, medications, and life-style changes will all help. Rarely does just one of these treatments work on its own.
The official name for this is Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome. Most of the time, there is little or no pain so, the name does not help! But if you have any combination of these symptoms, or if you have a list of crazy symptoms that come and go, then you probably have it. An evaluation by a pelvic floor PT is needed.
Attached are a couple of information sheets.
Symptoms of Hard Flaccid/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Educational sites and Exercise Videos to get your started:
Since most PT's are NOT trained in pelvic floor work, find a pelvic floor physical therapist near you: www.pelvicrehab.com
A great book to get is "A HEADACHE IN THE PELVIS" by David Wise and Rodney Anderson
There is hope. This is TOTALLY curable!