A. Lenore Ackerman

IMPORTANCE: Myofascial pelvic pain (MPP) is an under-treated etiology of pelvic pain, presenting with pelvic floor tender points and/or increased tension. While limited data support off-label use of pelvic floor botulinum toxin (BTA) inject…

OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence- and consensus-based clinical practice guidelines for management of high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction (HTPFD). High-tone pelvic floor dysfunction is a neuromuscular disorder of the pelvic floor characterized …

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: In young women, there is significant symptomatic overlap between interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome, chronic pelvic pain, overactive bladder (OAB), vulvodynia, and endometriosis leading to misdiagnosis a…