Health Organization for Pudendal Education

Another paper by Dellon

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16286101

CONCLUSIONS: The pudendal nerve is susceptible to compression at the passage from the Alcock canal to the dorsum of the penis. Individuals exposed to repetitive mechanical irritation in this region are especially endangered.

A fantastic poem.

I noticed this article about a randomized study for myofascial PT for IC presented at a conference in Chicago just this month. For the symptom of pain myofascial PT was found not to be significantly more effective that a regular full body massage. The control group of patients were given a regular f...

Thanks Violet. I also discovered one who claims to specialize in PN at the university of Oklahoma. I know there is a surgeon who has started performing pudendal nerve surgery in Oklahoma. I am so sorry to hear that your daughter is having to suffer this condition. I hope you can get help for her. H...

my PT husband always explained my pne as similar to carpal tunnel of the pelvis, I know a PT who also explains PNE similar to Carpel Tunnel syndrome. I notice this sentance in the article She had an area of skin that felt unusual when touched (the dotted area) and a trigger point that sent the pain...

I agree ,it is good to see a physical therapist recognize the limits of PT and also the necessity and benefits of surgery.

I don't know if I mentioned my experience w/ vaginal diazepam. I took it for close to 5 months and I believed it would have helped me had I NOT had a PT at the time that was digging vicariously at my obturator internus muscle, flaring against what we now know was my scar entrapped PN at the Alcock'...

Welcome to the forum. I think your best bet would be to have a scan done which can asses if you have an entrapped nerve. There are 2 options either the MRN or the 3T scan with Dr Hollis Potter. The 3T with Dr Potter in New York seems to be more popular and it is also covered by insurance. You will f...

Wise and Weiss are from the same Rhonda Kotarinos school of myofascial pelvic floor therapy (Wise/Weiss used to work together in the same practice but had a fallout). They learned or were treated by her so they perpetuate that form of treatment. I saw Rhonda at Dr.Weiss' practice once as she visits...

Great work Cora.