Tag Archives: pelvic pain

14Mar/19

Pudendal neuralgia is not just about the nerve

March 14, 2019Chronic pain, Pain, Pain Coach, Pain Educationchronic pain, pain, pelvic pain, Pudendal entrapment, Pudendal neuralgia, Pudendal neuropathy, The Pain Coach, understand painrichmondstace

This is a brief post about one aspect of addressing pudendal neuralgia (PN), often a very troubling and painful condition. I see this in men and women (see Sanjay’s story here). Here I tap into someRead More…

24Oct/16

Women in pain

October 24, 2016Chronic pain, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, Migraine, Pelvic Pain, Uncategorized, Women and painchronic pain, Functional pain syndromes, IBS, Migraine, pain, pelvic pain, Women in painrichmondstace

Recently I gave a talk to a group of female health professionals at the Inspiring Women in Medicine meeting entitled ‘Women in pain’. I spoke about the significant societal problem of women suffering persistent pain, which isRead More…

18Jun/16

Biology of pelvic pain

June 18, 2016Chronic pain, Functional Pain Syndromes, Pain Coach, Pain Education, Pelvic Painchronic pain, Fibromyalgia, pain, pelvic pain, vulvodynia, Women in painrichmondstace

Most of the biology of pelvic pain does not exist in the pelvis. The same is true for any pain — back pain, knee pain, neck pain etc. Much like the screen turning blank in theRead More…

21Sep/15

Vulvodynia

September 21, 2015Chronic pain, Chronic pelvic pain, Fibromyalgia, Functional Pain Syndromes, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Pain, Pain Coachanxiety, chronic pain, depression, Fibromyalgia, functional pain, IBS, Migraine, Pain Coach, pelvic pain, vulvodyniarichmondstace

Vulvodynia is a painful condition, often exquisitely so, located in the vulva, which is the skin surrounding the vagina. Usually unexplained, this troubling condition can arise seemingly from nowhere, interfere with intimate relations and hence attemptsRead More…

26Oct/14

Pelvic pain in men

October 26, 2014Chronic pain, Pain Education, Pelvic Pain, Uncategorizedchronic pain, pelvic pain, pelvic pain menrichmondstace

Many men experience chronic pelvic pain that significantly affects their lives. When we talk of pelvic pain, we often think about women and their suffering, however, this problem is one that besets both sexes and hence weRead More…

10Jul/13

Women and Pain Clinic @ 132 Harley Street

July 10, 2013Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, Functional Pain Syndromes, Joint Hypermobility Syndrome, Pain, Pelvic Pain, Women and painChronic back pain, chronic pain, pelvic pain, Women and painrichmondstace

The Women and Pain clinic is dedicated to providing contemporary treatment, training and coaching for females who suffer persisting pain. Common examples of on-going painful problems include: pelvic pain: including pain from endometriosis, bladder problems, muscularRead More…

05Nov/12

Women and pain | Part 1

November 5, 2012Bladder pain, Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Dysmenorrhoea, Endometriosis, Fibromyalgia, Functional Pain Syndromes, Headache, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Low back pain, Migraine, Pain, Pelvic Pain, Pregnancy, Pudendal entrapment, Pudendal neuralgia, Pudendal neuropathy, Stress, Women and painFibromyalgia, Functional pain syndromes, Migraine, pain, pelvic pain, physiotherapy, Pregnancy, Pudendal neuralgiarichmondstace

  ‘As many as 50 million American women live with one or more neglected and poorly understood chronic pain conditions’  Generally I see more female patients than male. This observation supports the view that chronic pain is moreRead More…

20Jul/12

Pudendal Neuralgia & Pudendal Neuropathy

July 20, 2012Chronic pain, Pain Education, Pelvic Pain, Pudendal entrapment, Pudendal neuralgia, Pudendal neuropathypain education, pelvic pain, Pudendal entrapment, Pudendal neuralgia, Pudendal neuropathyrichmondstace

Pudendal Neuralgia & Pudendal Neuropathy Also termed pudendal nerve entrapment, this problem afflicts both men and women having immense effects upon quality of life. The pudendal nerve is a sensory, autonomic, and motor nerve that carriesRead More…

26Sep/11

Dysmenorrhoea and Pain

September 26, 2011Chronic low back pain, Chronic pain, Dysmenorrhoea, Fibromyalgia, Functional Pain Syndromes, Headache, Low back pain, Migraine, Pain, Pain Education, Understanding painback pain, chronic pain, Dysmenorrhoea, functional pain syndrome, Headache, Migraine, pain, pain specialist, pelvic pain, physiotherapy, physiotherapy Chelsea, physiotherapy London, specialist physiotherapyrichmondstace

Dysmenorrhoea and pain — You may wonder why I am writing about dysmenorrhoea. It is because in a number of cases that I see, there is co-existing dysmenorrhea and other functional pain syndromes. These include irritableRead More…