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Schedule of Stanford
Protocol Clinics
for 2008 & 2009
Abstracts of Research
of the Stanford Protocol
Excerpts from A
Headache in the Pelvis
Paradoxical Relaxation
of the Stanford Protocol
Physical Therapy of
the Stanford Protocol
The Stanford Protocol
for Female Pelvic Pain
Essays on various
issues of pelvic pain
from our perspective
Videos of study
relating anxiety to
trigger point pain
Reviews of A
Headache in the Pelvis
 
 

Download Movie 2 (mpg version) here

Video Clip 2: Deep Relaxation reduces electrical activity in trigger point

The lights in the room are lowered and a headset is placed over the ears of the woman where she is instructed in relaxation. Notice that the clearly increased and intense electrical activity quickly calms down and begins to look equivalent to the activity of the non-trigger point tissue. In other words, when the subject relaxes and her anxiety is eased, the electrical activity in the trigger point quiets down and pain tends to reduce. This is the experience of many people with pelvic pain who find that their symptoms wax and wane according to their level of stress.

Video Clip 1 (6.5MB - Quicktime movie)  |  Video Clip 1 (12MB - Mpg movie)
Video Clip 2 (6.5MB - Quicktime movie)  |  Video Clip 2 (12MB - Mpg movie)
Video Clip 3 (6.5MB - Quicktime movie)  |  Video Clip 3 (12MB - Mpg movie)
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