Pelvic Pain Awareness Month

Pelvic Pain is common but it is definitely NOT normal…

May is Pelvic Pain Awareness Month and as many of you know this is a topic that I am so passionate about. It takes too long for women with various pelvic pain disorders like endometriosis, bladder pain syndrome/ interstitial cystitis and vulvodynia to get a diagnosis and adequate treatment.

Pelvic pain is difficult to talk about because of its intimate nature and the taboo cultural beliefs that surround it. This leaves women feeling isolated and desperate; it seems too much of a coincidence that May is also Mental Health Awareness Month. Anxiety and depressive disorders, as well as sleep disorders, are strongly associated with pelvic pain disorders in women  

One in three women will suffer some form of pelvic floor dysfunction during her lifetime, yet the subject is seldom discussed. This means that millions of women are suffering in silence. We need to start breaking the taboo around pelvic floor dysfunction.

We need to break this silence and

·       Talk about urinary incontinence

·       Talk about painful sex

·       Talk about pelvic pain

·       Talk about fecal incontinence.

Pelvic pain is not something that you have to deal with on your own; there is so much that can be done to help you. Seeking help from a specialised pelvic health physical therapist is a great starting point as they have in depth training on how to manage and treat your pelvic pain as well as being able to recommend other therapists when necessary.  

Due to my own struggles with pelvic pain I have spent years learning from the best within this realm and there is a lot that we can do to get things back on track.

If you are looking for more information on specific areas of pelvic pain I have already written some blogs that you might find helpful:

·      Solving Your Pelvic Pain – click here

·      Endometriosis - click here

·      Post-natal pelvic pain – click here

·      Painful periods – click here

Pelvic Pain Treatment in Guildford

Sally is our specialist Women’s Health Osteopath at Surrey Osteopathic Care. Having suffered with endometriosis herself she didn’t find any relief in the medical system (despite 2 laparoscopies!) and so looked to osteopathy to help. With a combination of treatment and some dietary changes Sally has now mostly overcome the symptoms that she was suffering with and uses her experience as well as her expert knowledge to help other women with the symptoms that they are suffering with from the endometriosis.