Chronic prostatitis occurs when there is inflammation of prostate, inflammation of the pelvic nerves that supply the area around the pelvis and spastic pelvic floor muscles. This causes genital and bladder pain and dysfunction.
While there are multiple conditions that can cause Chronic Prostatitis, some lifestyle and medical factors can increase your risk of inflammation, resulting in experiencing the symptoms of chronic prostatitis.
Prolonged sitting or biking
Injury to the pelvis
Having had a urinary catheter or prostate biopsy
Men aged 50 or older
Sexually transmitted infections
Often patients are seen by their urologist, where they will perform lab work and be treated for infection, but despite the treatment provided, the patient continues to have pelvic pain and bladder symptoms because the inflammation itself has not been treated. This is where our full examination to determine the cause of your prostate inflammation is important.
Here’s what you can expect when you are a patient at Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine:
Step One – First, our providers will ask questions about your medical history and listen to your symptoms to get a full picture of what is going on with you.
Step Two – Next, an external exam of your hips, abdomen, and posterior sacrum.
Step Three – Next, your pelvic nerves are evaluated externally with a soft cotton tip.
Step Four – Next, with your consent, gel is placed on a gloved finger and an internal exam is performed to allow us to evaluate the nerves and muscles within the pelvis. There is no speculum required as we are evaluating the pelvic floor muscles and nerves not the organs.
Step Five – Sometimes patients will need Imaging to help us understand if there is an associated cause of the pelvic nerve and muscle pain and dysfunction found on exam.
Step Six – Oftentimes, treatment can be started the same day as there is no down time. Our patients have been suffering with pelvic pain symptoms for 6+ months. We like to get them on the road to feeling better as soon as we can as the longer the symptoms are present the harder it is for us to resolve them.
Take the first step towards your healing journey by booking a free 15-minute consultation or new patient visit with a pelvic pain specialist today.
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