Christian A Brünahl

nonrandomized-trial 2021

Physiotherapy and combined cognitive-behavioural therapy for patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome: results of a non-randomised controlled feasibility trial

BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053421

OBJECTIVE: To explore feasibility in terms of delivering and evaluating a combination of physiotherapy and psychotherapy for patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). DESIGN: Prospective non-randomised controlled pilot study. SET…

observational 2019

Somatic and psychosocial determinants of symptom severity and quality of life in male and female patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Journal of Psychosomatic Research ·doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2019.02.010

AIMS: To investigate the combined impact of somatic and psychosocial factors on symptom severity and physical and mental quality of life (QoL) in male and female patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). METHODS: We examined 234 p…

observational 2018

Myofascial Findings and Psychopathological Factors in Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) ·doi:10.1093/pm/pny097

OBJECTIVE: Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a common pain condition with psychosocial and somatic symptoms. Myofascial findings and psychiatric comorbidities are frequent. Therefore, the aim of the study was to analyze myofascial and …