I just shudder at the thought of internal massage. I feel it can do more damage than good.
I have avoided Internal massage because....
1. I dont have any pain in the perineum.
2. All my pain is located in the upper buttocks/buttock cheeks region and its more on the left side, which makes sitting painful.
Since my pain is not near the anus, I thought thrusting things/fingers up the anus is not needed.
What do you guys say? Do you still recommend Internal massage?
Thanks,
Joe.
Internal massage
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joehansen12
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Internal massage
- Age: 26yrs.
- Onset: Nov 2005.
- Initially: Lots of penal pain, , urinary frequency, urgency, painful erections.
- Now: Intermittent Penal pain, constant buttock pain while sitting, painful arousals, pain after ejaculation.
- Medication used till Apr 2006: Cipro, Ceftum, Doxycycline, Gatafloxacin, Lamifloxacin, Prosta-Q
- Current Medication: nil;
- Things that make me feel better: stretching, walking, therapy, hot showers
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timberdoodle
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I would recommend getting a physical exam by a qualified physical therapist, who will do the internal work for you to find trigger points. Then you will know if it's worth pursuing yourself.
I believe everyone around this board recommends having a PT find the triggers, and then you will feel what they are like and know where to probe yourself.
It's better than going in cold.
I believe everyone around this board recommends having a PT find the triggers, and then you will feel what they are like and know where to probe yourself.
It's better than going in cold.
Age: 40 Symptoms for seven years; Symptoms include: subrapubic & genital discomfort; perrenial pain, feeling like groin is swollen, problems with urinary frequency are resolved; helped by: abdominal stretching, Theracane work on abdomen, light exercise (nordic track); worsened by: sitting and office work
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joehansen12
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Thanks for your reply, Timberdoodle.
Does anyone know a PT in Utah who does that? I couldn't locate one myself.
thanks,
Joe.
Does anyone know a PT in Utah who does that? I couldn't locate one myself.
thanks,
Joe.
- Age: 26yrs.
- Onset: Nov 2005.
- Initially: Lots of penal pain, , urinary frequency, urgency, painful erections.
- Now: Intermittent Penal pain, constant buttock pain while sitting, painful arousals, pain after ejaculation.
- Medication used till Apr 2006: Cipro, Ceftum, Doxycycline, Gatafloxacin, Lamifloxacin, Prosta-Q
- Current Medication: nil;
- Things that make me feel better: stretching, walking, therapy, hot showers
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LightningTree
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Keep in mind that the Levitar Ani muscle, which is essential a giant bowl in your pelvis, runs all over the pelvis. The only way I know of to really reach it is through a couple of stretches of moderate difficulty and through internal massage and/or very carefully placed electrostim.
This is not medical advice, and I am NOT a doctor of medicine or a related field.
* Age:33 Onset: February 2004.
* 99.9% IMPROVEMENT in 2.5 Years with the first year being the really hard part
* Current Symptoms: Mild irritation of perineal muscles on occasion. Relieved for days at a time by a specific stretch (see below).
* Initial Symptoms: Terrible penile, urethral, rectal, and perineal burning/aching with addition afferent sensations.
* Current Treatments: Deep stretching of the legs and pelvis. Most effective: Deep psoas and levitar ani stretch using the first phase of the "pigeon pose" from Yoga. When a deep pulling is felt in the middle of the pelvis next to the upper rectum, symptoms are completely alleviated for several days.
* Past Treatments Hyperprotection of the perineum for 1.7 years, Walking, Rectal biofeedback, Stanford/Wise-Anderson Protocol, Conditioned deep relaxation practice, Men's Multi-Vitamin and an Extra B-complex pill, all seemed to help.