Heal Pelvic Pain: The Proven Stretching, Strengthening, and Nutrition Program for Relieving Pain, Incontinence, I.B.S, and Other Symptoms Without SurgeryBronze Medal Winner of a 2009 National Health Information Award Stop your pelvic pain . . . naturally! If you suffer from an agonizing and emotionally stressful pelvic floor disorder, including pelvic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, endometriosis, prostatitis, incontinence, or discomfort during sex, urination, or bowel movements, it's time to alleviate your symptoms and start healing--without drugs or surgery. Natural cures, in the form of exercise, nutrition, massage, and self-care therapy, focus on the underlying cause of your pain, heal your condition, and stop your pain forever. The life-changing plan in this book gets to the root of your disorder with:
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Contents
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Chapter 2 When the Pelvic Floor is Not Healthy | 13 |
Chapter 3 End the Pain | 28 |
Chapter 4 Strengthen the Muscles | 68 |
Chapter 5 Give Yourself a Massage | 88 |
Chapter 6 Eat Right for a Healthy Pelvic Floor | 100 |
Chapter 7 Relax and Take Care of Yourself | 113 |
Chapter 8 Better Sex for More Years | 126 |
Chapter 10 Pelvic Floor Disorder in Children | 145 |
Chapter 11 For Men Only | 153 |
Chapter 12 The Natural Way to Heal Pelvic Pain | 157 |
Disorders of the Pelvic Floor Signs and Symptoms Consequences and Causes | 163 |
Resources | 179 |
What Patients Say | 182 |
References | 193 |
Index | 197 |
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