Pelvic Floor Acupuncture

The great strength of acupuncture in treating pelvic floor pain is our ability to directly access the muscles of the pelvic floor.

Pelvic floor acupuncture. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies 11 4. Acupuncture can help you eliminate or significantly reduce the pain chronic pelvic pain cpp is one of the most common pain conditions affecting women and men and can have a significant impact on quality of life. Precise diagnoses are difficult to differentiate. It s a group of muscles that help support the pelvis and the organs above it helps you urinate and defecate give birth and is important for overall health.

Pelvic floor problems sacro iliac dysfunction and the trigger point connection. To determine the feasibility and acceptability of traditional chinese medicine tcm acupuncture and pelvic floor muscle training pfmt in reducing symptoms and bothersomeness in women with mixed urinary incontinence mui. The pelvic floor is similar to a diaphragm for your lower organs. Pelvic floor dysfunction and in particular pelvic pain represents as much a dilemma for tcm acupuncture as it does for western medicine.

327 339 damen l muzaffer b guleruysal f et al 2001 pelvic pain during pregnancy is associated with asymmetric laxity of the sacroiliac joints. Acupuncture is very effective in the treatment of scar tissue. Chaitow l 2007 chronic pelvic pain. Acupuncture and chinese medicine provide a holistic approach to healing and are effective treatments to relieve the pain improve sexual function and decrease urinary problems associated with chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

There are various points on the body that help calm and dissipate genital pelvic and nerve pain. Myofascial acupuncture for pelvic pain chronic pelvic pain is a challenging disorder with various combinations of urological gynecological musculoskeletal neurological inflammatory and emotional factors all contributing to pain and dysfunction that can be truly disabling. Acupuncture can be used both for a weak or tight pelvic floor to either promote relaxation of the tissue or faciliate muscle recruitment. Every patient both responsive and unresponsive to conventional medical therapy should be given the choice of undergoing a course of acupuncture.

Acupuncture is a natural treatment with very few side effects.