Book Review: Heal Pelvic Pain: A Proven Stretching, Strengthening, and Nutrition Program for Relieving Pain, Incontinence, IBS, and Other Symptoms Without Surgery

Kim J
International neurourology journal · 2014 · doi:10.5213/inj.2014.18.1.48 · PMC3983511
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This review discusses a book presenting a non-surgical program of stretching, strengthening, and nutrition for pelvic pain conditions including endometriosis.

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This book review evaluates a text by Amy Stein that proposes a non-surgical program combining stretching, strengthening, and nutrition to address pelvic pain. The reviewer notes that while pelvic pain has many causes including endometriosis, the book focuses on the often-overlooked role of pelvic floor muscles and patient behavior in managing symptoms. Although aimed at the general public, the review suggests the content is valuable for medical professionals seeking alternative approaches to complex pelvic pain cases. Relevance to endometriosis: listed as one indication for pelvic pain alongside bladder pain syndrome and IBS, though the paper's main focus is a general musculoskeletal approach rather than specific disease pathology.

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INJ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attri- bution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © 2014 Korean Continence Society www.einj.org Int Neurourol J 2014;18:48 International Neurourology Journal http://dx.doi.org/10.5213/inj.2014.18.1.48 pISSN 2093-4777 · eISSN 2093-6931 Pelvic pain is a debilitating dis- order that can drastically affect the quality of life and often hin- der with normal daily activities. The many facets of pelvic pain include prostatitis, bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, en- dometriosis, and so on. How- ever, more than often either the diagnosis is difficult or the pel- vic pain does not completely resolve by treating the afore - mentioned conditions. This book introduces another aspect to this situation: the pelvic floor muscle and patient behavior. These are topics that are not read- ily mentioned during medical school or residency training and venture into unfamiliar territory for the medical profession. The author emphasizes on the pelvic musculo-skeleton as the culprit for pelvic pain and show ways to strengthen and relax them. The methods described with pictures are easy to under- stand. Some are familiar routines seen in the local gym but the author nicely presents a program specific to the pelvic floor. Al- though the book seems to target the general population it should be very worthwhile to those practicing medicine and are interested in helping patients with pelvic pain. Jang Hwan Kim Department of Urology, Y onsei University College of Medicine E-mail: [email protected] Book Review Heal Pelvic Pain: A Proven Stretching, Strengthening, and Nutrition Program for Relieving Pain, Incontinence, IBS, and Other Symptoms Without Surgery By Amy Stein. 256 pp. Berkshire: McGraw-Hill; 2008. £10.99. ISBN: 9780071546560.

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