The Pelvic Pain Clinic

Is low Intensity Shock Wave Therapy beneficial in the treatment of Chronic Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome? This small study explores this non-invasive treatment in the alleviation of CP and CPPS symptoms.
https://www.thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk/low -intensity-electr…/

#LePubScientifique with Sandy Hilton Come and join Sandy for a modern approach to the treatment of male and female pelvic pain
When pain persists and you’re the 9th Physio someone has seen, where do you start? Sometimes treatment has made people worse. This doesn’t have to be the end of the road, join us for a journey back to hope (with none of the hype of false promises or flashy fads). Sandy will present case examples from pelvic health (one male, one female) and promises that everyone in the audience will be comfortable hearing the words penis and vagina in relation to persistent pelvic pain!

A big thanks to Jamie for writing this blog about his recovery from Pelvic Pain with the help from The Pelvic Pain Clinic. He is living a normal life again and is loving be able to ride his bike with no negative response https://www.thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk/pel vic-pain-chronicl…/

Friday thoughts.... You would think that a massive tree stump through your shoulder (yes shoulder!!) would cause serious amounts of unimaginable pain.... Well, this is not quite the case. Click the link to find out more. There are many, many more things at play in a pain experience. Tissue damage/change doesn't always equal pain and pain doesn't always equal tissue damage/change http://www.ladbible.com/…/news-crashed- microlight-pilot-get…

Is there a cure for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) and Chronic Prostatitis (CP)? According to MedicineNet a cure is ‘to heal, to make well, to restore to good health’ and ‘a time without recurrence of a disease so that the risk of recurrence is small.’ https://www.thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk/cur e-for-chronic-pel…/

#PelvicPainAwarenessMonth Is the current classification system in #ChronicPelvicPainSyndrome and #ChronicProstatitis helping or hindering patient recovery. Follow the inflammatory journey of a prostatitis patient here - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/1 0.1002/tre.595

Did you know May is #PelvicPainAwarenessMonth? Started in 2017 by the International Pelvic Pain Society this very worthwhile cause is in its infancy. What can we do to bring the message to the world around #MalePelvicPain? How can we best serve this patient population? https://www.thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk/pel vic-pain-awarenes…/

#PelvicPainAwarenessMonth What is pain? Why do flare ups come out of nowhere? How do I manage and reduce my pain symptoms? These key questions are covered in Greg Lehmans Free download. Although this is not pelvic pain specific, the principles resonate and can be applied successfully to manage and reduce pelvic pain and CPPS symptoms http://www.greglehman.ca/pain-science-wor kbooks

#PelvicPainAwarenessMonth Knowledge is power and education is key to recovering from CPPS and Prostatitis. Here are my recommendations for great resources in understanding the principles and applications in male pelvic pain. A guide for patients and therapists alike https://www.thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk/15- helpful-books-for…/

#PelvicPainAwarenessMonth What does the future hold for CPPS and Prostatitis? The history of these conditions is colourful, scary and enlightening. This blog looks at the history of various treatments, methodologies and approaches to CPPS and CP https://www.thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk/bri ef-history-prosta…/

#PelvicPainAwarenessMonth Antibiotics for Prostatitis and CPPS. Why are they still being used at the level they are? In 1963 it was recognised that antibiotics may be little better than placebos in the treatment of Prostatitis! Yet, 55 years later they are still the go to treatment! https://www.thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk/ant ibiotics-chronic-…/

#PelvicPainAwarenessMonth Pain is there to protect us. It can indicate that we need to change/adapt/do more/do less. Pain is an attention grabber. Learning to listen to our bodies is essential. Sometimes pain experiences can get cranked up to 100. Why is this? How do we manage this? Check out this superb article from Susie Gronski for a great insight into managing pelvic pain

#PelvicPainAwarenessMonth Are there specific age ranges that suffer with CPPS more than/less than others? Is your age group likely to suffer more? Recent research suggests that there are specific age groups that will be affected more so by symptoms of CPPS. The three groups used were - under 30 years old, 30-60 years old and 60+ years of age. https://www.thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk/chr onic-prostatitis-…/

Pelvic Pain Awareness Month 2018 - There are multiple factors to each CPPS case. I adopt a BioPsychoSocial approach to cover these multiple factors . Dr. Susie Gronski, DPT, PRPC, WCS outlines some of the impact that stress can have on presenting CPPS cases below. Treat each patient as an individual, listen, gain a greater understanding around contributing factors in each patients lifestyle (including stress) and gently guide them to an increase in confidence, ability and robustness

#PelvicPainAwareness Lets get talking about #MalePelvicPain. Here is the first in a series of arctics, blogs and podcasts on male pelvic pain, including #ChronicPelvicPainSyndrome and #Prostatitis to raise awareness and hopefully get the world chatting... So, what is Prostatitis? https://www.thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk/wha t-is-prostatitis/

Did you know that May is Pelvic Pain Awareness month? As a male suffering with CPPS/CP what would you like to see in future Pelvic Pain Awareness months!?

How to manage Flare Ups in CPPS, Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome and Prostatitis

What causes flare ups in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome CPPS? Have you found common links to your flare ups - Food? Stress? Sleep? Sex? Exercise? At the centre of recovering from CPPS is the management of flare ups. https://www.thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk/fla re-ups-chronic-pe…/

What is the best treatment for #ChronicPelvicPainSyndrome #Prostatitis?Is it possible to predict which treatments will be most effective for a specific patient? What has worked for you? https://prostate.net/…/whats-cp-phenoty pes-prevalence-upoin…

Pelvic Pain Chronicles - last in the current trilogy. This is Tommy's tale of how he recovered from Prostatitis. After a very challenging end to 2017 Tommy has made a full recovery and is 100% symptom free now. Thanks for sharing your story with us Tommy https://www.thepelvicpainclinic.co.uk/tom mys-recovery-pros…/

Quick diagnosis and effective treatment plan. Would highly recommend Karl his approach was professional whilst putting you at ease.

Karl is highly professional, very knowledgeable and friendly. I would highly recommend him to anyone suffering from pelvic pain

Karl is highly prepared in ccps, he can give back your life!

Karl helped me reframe my symptoms and was crucial to my long-term recovery. His expertise, sense of perspective and kindness quite literally changed my life.

Quick diagnosis and effective treatment plan. Would highly recommend Karl his approach was professional whilst putting you at ease.

Karl is highly professional, very knowledgeable and friendly. I would highly recommend him to anyone suffering from pelvic pain

Karl is highly prepared in ccps, he can give back your life!

Karl helped me reframe my symptoms and was crucial to my long-term recovery. His expertise, sense of perspective and kindness quite literally changed my life.