Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and pelvic floor spasm: Can we diagnose and treat?

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 261-264

  Westesson, Karin E ^a   Shoskes, Daniel A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Myofascial release; Pelvic spasm; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PELVIC FLOOR SPASM; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE SPASM; COMPLICATION; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PELVIS FLOOR; PROSTATITIS; SPASM;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PELVIC FLOOR; PROSTATITIS; SPASM;

EID: 77956010286     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-010-0111-y     Document Type: Review

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