UCPPS - Prostatitis, Interstitial Cystitis Forum

I work out 2 times a week, and as a result my muscles are often sore. For example, when I bench press my whole chest is sore for 5 days after. While searching for trigger points, how do I know if I am feeling a trigger point or if it's just sore muscle from working out? They feel the same to me...

Hi, I was wondering if having a routine hydroelectomy (non-related to pelvic pain) could worsen my already present pelvic pain symptoms? I'm not considering the surgery to rid myself of pelvic pain, but rather to get my left teste back to normal size because right now I have a large hydrocele. Just ...

I agree that low doses are better for an anti-anxiety, muscle relaxing effect. I used to smoke every day for over a year and I wanted to do everything high. That whole post is basically just me explaining the insights I've gained through meditation on how it has negatively effected my progress on ...

Marijuana can directly cause chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome symptoms. Once these symptoms are brought on, it gives the user anxiety which then lead to perpetuate the tension – anxiety – pain cycle. The marijuana doesn’t directly cause anxiety, but rather triggers the pain which ...

Thanks. Just wondering though, how do I know how "deep" I need to penetrate for intrarectal massage? I've seen the diagrams in Wise's book but it's difficult to tell how far in the trigger points actually are, so I don't know if I'm doing it effectively because I don't want to stick my entire finger ...

Hi guys, I'm new to this forum and this is my first post. I'm 18 years old and have been suffering from chronic pelvic pain for 8 months. My symptoms include inner thigh pain, groin pain, penis pain, urethra pain & burning, urination urgency and frequency, lower abdominal pain, painful ejaculation ...