Thank you for your excellent efforts.. I have a question. Do men with chronic pelvic pain in their treatment plan need first to relax the muscles and then strengthen them, or only relax them without strengthening them?
Great question! Often times, people with chronic pelvic pain have increased tone (tightness) in their pelvic floor muscles, so we first focus on getting the muscles to relax. Sometimes the pelvic floor muscles are also weak, so after getting the muscles to relax, we can then focus on strengthening them. We would recommend seeing a pelvic PT to assess your pelvic floor muscles and be able to give you specific guidance.
@@PelvicHealth Thank you for your response.. But can strengthening exercises bring back the pain and symptoms again? In this case, how to deal with the situation, do we use strengthening and relaxation exercises at the same time
This is different for everyone and difficult to predict; however, having a good balance between strengthening and relaxation exercises are recommended. And listening to your body. If an exercise is flaring up your symptoms working with a pelvic floor physical therapist can help identify why maybe the exercise is causing symptoms and providing modifications as you continue to develop a program that best suits you and your body.
