Health Organization for Pudendal Education

HI.

I am wondering if you have mecanical entrapment how phyrioterapy can help that???? So what can be the mecanism ? Do you have some good advises about what kind of pt I should have? I will go to see pt who should be good with all kind of pelvis problems, but when I called for her she didnt know what is pudendal nerve entrapment. But when I said my symptons she said that yes for sure she can try to help, I know she should be good with myofascial things.... I dont know. Ofcourse I will go there but I just dont understand how pt can help with mecanical entrapmen...

Thank yuo if you have time to answer!

If you do have an actual entrapment I don't think physio will help unfortunately. If it does help, long term especially, you can usually decide that you have pudendal neuralgia (PN) and not pudendal nerve entrapment (PNE)
Having PN would be much better and easier to deal with conservatively, with physio and injections etc. fingers crossed, that is you xx I think it is a good idea to do the physio, hopefully it will help.
If she is good at the anatomy of the pelvis at least you will know exactly the places that do hurt on palpitation and referred pain, if nothing else.
Maybe she will write you a report that you could take to other Dr's in the future, if the physio treatment doesn't totally help, and you need some more treatment later.
Helen xx

My Potter MRI said "entrapment" in one paragraph and then "abutment" in another.

I consider myself mechanically entrapped because of this. Pelvic physio is hopefully going to hopefully help me by getting my sacrum back in correct position (I have a sacral torsion), thereby moving the ligaments away from the nerve. That is my hope.

cari

helenlegs 11 wrote:If you do have an actual entrapment I don't think physio will help unfortunately. If it does help, long term especially, you can usually decide that you have pudendal neuralgia (PN) and not pudendal nerve entrapment (PNE)
Having PN would be much better and easier to deal with conservatively, with physio and injections etc. fingers crossed, that is you xx I think it is a good idea to do the physio, hopefully it will help.
If she is good at the anatomy of the pelvis at least you will know exactly the places that do hurt on palpitation and referred pain, if nothing else.
Maybe she will write you a report that you could take to other Dr's in the future, if the physio treatment doesn't totally help, and you need some more treatment later.
Helen xx

I agree with Helen. However, I would strongly recommend you see a PT who has extensive knowledge of the role the pudendal nerve plays in pelvic pain.

Lauren! Nice to hear from you. How are you doing these days? Have you recovered fully from your hip surgery? What's your next step?