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Pelvic Pain with Sitting and Intercourse Patient Testimonial Transcript So my name is Jason. I'm from Montreal. About a year ago, started having pain in my pelvic area. The longer I sat, the more I would feel a discomfort or burning, same thing for walking. And it...

Pain During Intercourse Patient Testimonial Transcript My name is Mike and I'm from Cliffside Park, New Jersey. In July of 2011, I was 24 years old and I was introduced to this woman through a mutual friend of mine and on our first date we had sex. I felt the worst...

Urinary Urgency and Frequency Patient Testimonial Transcript My name is Genie. I'm from upstate New York. Kind of started about five years ago. I started feeling this constant urgency to urinate. I didn't have incontinence. I didn't have issues urinating. It was just...

The Pelvic Messenger: Discussing Pelvic, Bladder, Bowel, and Sexual Disorders Pelvic messenger, supported by the International Pelvic Pain Society and Beyond Basics Physical Therapy, is devoted to the promotion of diagnoses, recovery, and success in treating Chronic...

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Why is Endometriosis Painful? Some patient’s with endometriosis have pain. The theory is that patients who have endometriosis that is infiltrative in nature can stimulate nociceptors directly and stimulate the inflammatory cascade causing pain. While pain is often...

British researchers used Dysport to bring long-term relief for common ailment of physically active people Please note: This article was published more than one year ago. The facts and conclusions presented may have since changed and may no longer be accurate. And...

Suffering from back pain on the left? Or is the pain on the right? The location of your pain can help identify its cause and help determine the best treatment. Up to 80 percent of U.S. adults suffer from back pain at some point in their lives, according to the...

Manipulating the spine can help people with lower back pain — but it doesn't work for everyone, according to a new study. Spinal manipulation, or applying force to the joints of the spine, is a technique commonly used by chiropractors and physical therapists,...

Tylenol and other products containing acetaminophen do little or nothing to help lower back pain or arthritis, a new report finds. Patients might do better with stretching and exercise, the Australian researchers report. They don’t recommend that people move on to...

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Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen’s recovery from a spinal cord injury, including the use of a new high-tech “exoskeleton” that has enabled her to walk again, spotlights how broad, rapid advances in paralysis treatments are allowing patients to regain their...