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Pudendal Nerve Entrapment/Neuropathy/Damage
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Feb 13 8:28pm | Replies (547)Comment receiving replies
We are looking into this kind of treatment and as it turns out there is a therapist in our home town. However, I'm not sure this is the cause of my wife's pain because it (the pain) can vary from a 1 or 2 level to other times a 7, 8, or 9 level. I would think that a myofacial condition, like a damaged nerve, would cause more constant pain. But at this point in time we will try anything. In reading all of these various causes of chronic pain issues the difficult part is choosing the right treatment and more importantly finding the source of the pain. All of the possible causes like PNE, MYF, sacrotuberous muscle, psoas, pudendal nerve root issues, spinal issues, etc. all result in pudendal nerve pain. So far no treatment that my wife has had including steroid injections to the nerve, have produced any results that would lead one to believe they know the cause/source of the pain.
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@bkruppa Myofascial conditions are not likely to cause constant pain. It is often variable. Also, the compression on the nerves isn’t equal to damage. Remove the tightness and you may get partial or full relief. There are stories of people who’ve had pain for years that can be relieved by the proper treatment. Yes, you may never know the source of the pain - but mainly look for what works. Good luck.
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@bkruppa I can tell you that my pain from fascial tightness fluctuated and it sometimes depended on how much stress or difficulty I had in the week leading up to it. I could sleep in a position that triggered spasms and it got worse, but I made gradual improvements, and sometimes, there was a breakthrough session where I improved a lot, but all the previous treatment lead up to that. That's a question to ask the MFR therapist. Fascia is always remodeling and tends to get tighter unless you are doing something to stretch and loosen it. Anxiety and fear increase tissue tightness and pain significantly. The body also gets stuck in poor alignment that can cause nerve compression. With MFR, it can be a net of tight fascia that passes through the whole body. I know for myself, that I can feel the tightness pull from my neck and chest through my hips and to my ankles and it is a bit different every week as we work through the layers.. It might take a while to develop that kind of body awareness, but i can tell my therapist where the pull goes and how it changes while she is treating me. She can feel it too through her hands.