Anatomical basis of
chronic pelvic pain syndrome: the ischial spine and pudendal nerve entrapment.
Common TCM syndrome pattern of
chronic pelvic pain syndrome relates to plasma substance p and beta endorphin.
In one small retrospective study comparing the efficacy of gabapentin and pregabalin in patients with
chronic pelvic pain syndrome, gabapentin was found to be significantly more effective than pregabalin at controlling pain (50).
Chronic pelvic pain syndrome: reduction of medication use after pelvic floor physical therapy with an internal myofascial trigger point wand.
Minimally invasive therapies for
chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Curr Urol Rep.
Flower pollen extract was shown to improve the quality of life of patients with chronic prostatitis or
chronic pelvic pain syndrome better than ibuprofen, (59) without severe side effects.
The EAU further defines
Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) as "the occurrence of CPP when there is no proven infection or other obvious local pathology that may account for the pain.
Chronic prostatitis or
chronic pelvic pain syndrome (inflammatory and noninflammatory) represents the vast majority (80 to 90%) of all prostatitis cases.
When pelvic pain leads to such emotional and behavioral changes, the International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) calls the condition "
chronic pelvic pain syndrome" and says that the "pain itself has become the disease." In other words, the pain is more of a problem than the original cause.
Chronic pelvic pain syndrome, or CPPS, can affect adult men at any age.
Research studies support the use of pelvic floor muscle therapy and acupuncture for chronic prostatitis (CP), also known as
chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS).