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Myofascial Pelvic Pain

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Chronic pelvic pain is a complex condition that encompasses potential etiologies from a broad group of anatomical systems. Myofascial causes of pelvic pain can be difficult to diagnose and manage due to overlapping or concurrent symptoms. Understanding the pathophysiology of myofascial pelvic pain, the anatomy of the pelvic floor muscles, history, physical examination techniques, and treatments are important in managing myofascial pelvic pain.

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Henry C. Chou DO

  2. Highpoint Pain & Rehabilitation Physicians P.C., Chalfont, PA, USA

    Robert Kelly DO & David Huaguang Qu MD

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University , Camden, New Jersey, USA

    Michael Sabia

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey, USA

    Jasjit Sehdev

  3. Center for Advanced Pain Management, Hunterdon Medical Center Center for Advanced Pain Management, Flemington, New Jersey, USA

    William Bentley

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Chou, H.C., Kelly, R., Qu, D.H. (2017). Myofascial Pelvic Pain. In: Sabia, M., Sehdev, J., Bentley, W. (eds) Urogenital Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45794-9_3

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