A Headache in the Pelvis, a New Expanded 6th Edition: A New Understanding and Treatment for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes

This groundbreaking book describes the Wise-Anderson Protocol for muscle-related pelvic pain in men and women, a new and revolutionary treatment developed at Stanford University. The Wise-Anderson Protocol involves the treatment of muscle-related pelvic pain and dysfunction, variously diagnosed as prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic floor myalgia, interstitial cystitis, urethral syndrome, levator ani syndrome, among other related diagnoses affecting some twenty million men and women in the United States. Specifically, The 6th edition of A Headache in the Pelvis adds new research recently published in the Journal of Urology done by the Wise-Anderson team describing the relationship of painful trigger points that refer and re-create specific symptoms of pelvic pain, new research done at Stanford on the relationship between early morning anxiety and those with pelvic pain, and firsthand stories from women who have undergone the Wise-Anderson Protocol, along with other new sections. Cover 1 Title 10 Copyright 11 Contents 16 Preface to First Edition 18 Preface to Second Edition 24 Preface to Third Edition 25 Preface to Fourth Edition 26 Preface to Fifth Edition 28 Preface to Sixth Edition 29 Acknowledgments 32 Chapter 1 Definitions and Categories 34 Chapter 2 The old models and treatments 66 Chapter 3 A new understanding of chronic pelvic pain syndromes leads to an effective therapy 110 Chapter 4 The Wise-Anderson Protocol: Paradoxical Relaxation and Myofascial Trigger/Point Release 168 Chapter 5 Paradoxical Relaxation 204 Chapter 6 Trigger Point Release Inside and Outside the Pelvic Floor 260 Chapter 7 Pelvic Pain in Women 350 Chapter 8 Frequent Concerns 402 Chapter 9 Stories of patients in their own words 492 Chapter 10 More than you ever wanted to know about the medical science of chronic pelvic pain 534 Chapter 11 How to Contact Us 572 Disclaimer 577 About the authors 578 Index 580 Describes the Wise-Anderson Protocol, popularly known as the Stanford Protocol, a landmark treatment for men and women with pelvic pain and related symptoms developed by Rodney Anderson and David Wise at Stanford University in the Department of Urology