{"paper_id":"3fa340bd-02fb-4374-aaa7-156f4bee9b78","body_text":"Intended for healthcare professionals\nThis article outlines the causes, mechanisms and effects of chronic pelvic pain. It provides a basic overview of the biopsychosocial treatment options delivered by a multidisciplinary team. The focus is on actively listening to patients to validate their pain experience and provide information on their condition. A combination of pain management psychology and pain management physiotherapy, medical interventions and medication are used to improve the quality of life of patients with this distressing condition.\nNursing Standard. 25, 20, 35-38. doi: 10.7748/ns2011.01.25.20.35.c8274\nCorrespondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review\nor\nRCNi Plus users have full access to the following benefits:\n- Unlimited access to all 10 RCNi Journals\n- RCNi Learning featuring over 175 modules to easily earn CPD time\n- NMC-compliant RCNi Revalidation Portfolio to stay on track with your progress\n- Personalised newsletters tailored to your interests\n- A customisable dashboard with over 200 topics\nAre you a student? Our student subscription has content especially for you.\nFind out more","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}