Podcast: Current Treatments for Men With UCPPS
Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 9:45 am
Current Strategies in Helping Men Who Suffer from Pelvic Pain - Nel Gerig, MD
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- Dr. Gerig discusses what motivated her to follow the path she has taken to get to where she is today.
- Dr. Gerig explains what chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome is all about.
- The areas that Dr. Gerig typically treats in her patients.
- Dr. Gerig explains what happens in the body when muscles are tight.
- Some common symptoms in men with chronic prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
- Dr. Gerig describes what her typical evaluation involves when a patient presents their symptoms to her.
- Why a physical examination by someone trained in the same area as Dr. Gerig can be far more valuable than the most sophisticated MRI.
- Dr. Gerig shares her treatment strategies for people suffering from chronic prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
- Dr. Gerig explains what neurological upregulation is and how to overcome it.
- Trauma can also contribute to ongoing pain.