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A Biopsychosocial Approach to Vulvodynia

In Female Pelvic Pain by Emily Tran / February 15, 2018

Throughout my years of practice I’ve treated many women with vulvodynia. I’ve noticed that it’s rare for women to return to 100% solely with physical and occupational therapy treatment; even though their musculoskeletal impairments may have returned to normal, some women continue to feel pain. In my experience, it takes a team of practitioners […]

Mechanistic Interplay among Peripheral, Spinal and Brain Adaptions to Chronic Visceral Pain

In Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy by Emily Tran / February 8, 2018

For those of you following our journey through the 3rd World Congress on Abdominal and Pelvic Pain (#WCAPP17), here is another light-bulb lecture explaining the interconnections of chronic visceral pain. The presenter, Melissa A. Farmer, PhD, is a researcher at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University with a long-standing relationship with the […]