Chronic Pelvic Pain: Insights and Management

1 in 7 women in the US have faced Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP) at some point in their lives. Yet, research shows that only one-third of these women seek out medical care. CPP is underreported, stigmatized, and brushed under the rug in most societies. But, Alime is on a mission to change that.
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Büyük and Dr. Shah on the importance of central sensitization in assessing pain, the critical role a pelvic floor physiotherapist plays in managing symptoms and the work Alime is doing in raising awareness in Turkey through her pub talks on sexual well-being.
Further reading:
Alime's bio Jay's bioDecoding Myofascial Pain: Revelations from Dr. Jay Shah and Dr. John SrbelyPelvic Health Institute, Turkey Follow PHI on Instagram Follow Alime on InstagramPaper on the prevalence of chronic pelvic pain in womenLink to Jay's research Alime's current reserach project is titled 'Telerehabilitation on Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain”, we demonstrated that a virtual program consisting of pelvic health education together with application of easy-to-administer and learn self-treatment techniques such as myofascial release, stretching and relaxation exercises led to a significant improvement in dyspareunia, and quality of life, and a significant increase in patient perception of improvement. Here is the Clinical Trials LinkLink to Alime's researchAlime's book on Pelvic Pain (Turkish)<br/>
Time-stamps:0:00:00 - 0:06:00 - Working together 0:06:01 - 0:10:00 - Alime's Story0:10:01 - 0:17:40 - The link b/w Central Sensitization and Viscero-Somatic Response0:17:41 - 0:24:28 - Treatment approaches0:24:29 - 0:31:00 - Common causes and empowering patients0:31:01 - 0:37:20 - Patient/Provider Awareness0:37:21 - 0:41:59 - The Alime Movement0:42:00 - 0:46:59 - Leveraging Digital Platforms0:47:00 - 0:55:32 - From the lab to the pub0:55:33 - 1:03:00 - What to expect at PREMUS, WDPI, & Myopain