Male Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes

 
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We offer treatment for male pelvic pain syndromes that has helped reduce symptoms in 82% of our male and female patients.

In the latest Stanford study, the global response assessment revealed that 82% of our patients reported improvement (59% marked/moderate, 23% slight). Click to read published research.
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Male Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes

Most of the following symptoms are caused by pelvic floor trigger points and not by infection or inflammation.

In recent years, the best research is clear that approximately 95% of men typically complaining of the following symptoms have no prostate pathology and no infection demonstrated by culture. Even the evidence of inflammation (white cells found in the prostatic fluid) do not account for the following symptoms because typically when inflammation is removed, symptoms remain. This is the reason why antibiotics and anti-inflammatories fail to resolve these symptoms.

The fact that is unfortunately resisted by many medical professionals is that most men with the following symptoms suffer from chronically tightened muscles inside the pelvic floor. When areas of this chronic tension are pressed on, in our 2009 study, published in the Journal of Urology, many symptoms below are recreated. When pelvic floor trigger points are resolved, the pelvic floor muscles are relaxed and the anxiety related to them calms down, the following symptoms tend to signicantly reduce or disappear. Teaching our patients to release pelvic floor trigger points and the nervous system arousal related to them is the aim of our 6-day clinics. 

NOTE: Most men have 2-10 of these symptoms:

  • Urinary frequency (need to urinate often, usually more than once every two hours)
  • Urinary urgency (hard to hold urination once urge occurs)
  • Sitting triggers or exacerbates discomfort/pain/symptoms
  • Pain or discomfort during or after ejaculation
  • Discomfort/aching/pain in the rectum (feels like a “golf ball” in the rectum)
  • Discomfort/pain in the penis (commonly at the tip or shaft)
  • Ache/pain/sensitivity of testicles
  • Suprapubic pain (pain above the pubic bone)
  • Perineal pain (pain between the scrotum and anus)
  • Coccygeal pain (pain in and around the tailbone)
  • Low back pain (on one side or both)
  • Groin pain (on one side or both)
  • Dysuria (pain or burning during urination)
  • Nocturia (frequent urination at night)
  • Reduced urinary stream
  • Urinating
  • Hesitancy before or during urination
  • Reduced libido (reduced interest in sex)
  • Anxiety about having sex
  • Pain after intercourse
  • Discomfort or relief after a bowel movement
  • Anxiety and catastrophic thinking
  • Depression
  • Social withdrawal and difficulty in intimate relations
  • Impairment of self-esteem