For single guys or wifes that can't attend sessions
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graeme
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For single guys or wifes that can't attend sessions
Does this really lesson your chances of the self treatment at home being successful as there must be a lot of guys in this boat.Or are most trigger points reachable with a wand etc by yourself
Age:33 | Onset Age:19 | Symptoms:burning urethra, deep sore stinging around the perineum, dribbling | Helped By:when flare starts deep relaxing over a toilet to let out dribbling urine, hot bath, rubbing a heat cream on the perineum, Tens with a pad on the perineum, running, medication (solpadol) for pain. Current treatment: PT. | Worsened By:sitting, stressing over it, ejaculation, sometimes alcohol but I risk it. Been feeling a lot better last 6 months about 85% with a few flares lasting about 5 days. No longer having PT. Stretching every other night and I believe time is also a big factor for me
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scotsman
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I self treat and I just use my fingers.
Not medical advice: Read my progress to date : Read about my W-A clinic visit
Age: 54 CPPS: 20 Yrs Recovery Status: 95% Symptoms: Pain around perineum Makes Worse: Tension, sitting Makes Better: Stretching, triggerpoint therapy, relaxation
Age: 54 CPPS: 20 Yrs Recovery Status: 95% Symptoms: Pain around perineum Makes Worse: Tension, sitting Makes Better: Stretching, triggerpoint therapy, relaxation
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scoobysnacks
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I self treat. I'm a very independent person, and I told Tim I trust myself more than my wife who is untrained, if I can do this myself, please show me how. He made sure I could before I left the clinic.
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Age:29 | Onset Age: 25.5 | Symptoms: Initially burning in prostate/perineum, burning in urethra, uncontrollable muscle contraction before urinating, dual ache in groin, left testicle pain, feeling of golf ball in rectum, soarness in rectum, and muscle spasms, now mainly very mild urinary tract inflammation, burning mildly after ejaculation, some days after physical activity involuntary mild muscle contraction before urinating | Helped By: .5 mg of Ativan, Aleve (naproxen), quercetin, alcohol in large quantities (vodka and soda), stretching, walking, internal massage the perineum area and levators. | Worsened By: sitting, weightraining, jogging, coffee, caffeine in general, alcohol bothered me at first, overdoing sex
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MattK
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Re: For single guys or wifes that can't attend sessions
If you have high points of pain (referred to as trigger points) in any direction you'll need a tool unless you have huge hands and a small pelvis. Doesn't give you the "feedback" so to speak that using a finger does. But some points are simply unreachable no matter how limber or determined you are and attacking them either by seeing a PT or using a tool is the way to go. I've found that the tool recommended in one of the threads on here words well, (not the crystal wand, it's a purple 7' curved personal "messager" and is slender and has a pointed tip with a surface area similar to a finger. ) Etching a line into the plastic where you hold it will give you tactile awareness of which way the tip is pointing and it can be very effective at locating problem areas.
Age:25 | Onset Age:24 | Symptoms:anterior levator ani pain, pain w/ sitting particularly, urinary symptoms | Helped By: ? | Worsened By: stress and worry