![]() To better understand these muscles – we have a blog on pelvic floor anatomy and how the external muscles can also be involved in causing dysfunction. Fair motor control – meaning he was able to do a contraction, relax, and bulge, but there needed to be improvement in this area to make sure everything was working properly.Muscle trigger points in his abdominal muscles, adductors, bulbocavernosus and ischiocavernosus.Moderate connective tissue (fascia) in all the tissues around his pelvis – abdomen, inner thighs, pelvis, and sit bones.Pain with palpation (touching) to his pelvic floor muscles.Hypertonus (tightness) in his pelvic floor.Here are his findings during his pelvic floor evaluation at PHRC are below: His goal was “to drastically improve his symptoms and his overall health in this area by any means.” Our goals for him of course were to address these areas to improve his health, return to pain-free sitting, able to perform his daily functions without pain or discomfort, and normalize his bowel function and tolerate all foods again. In addition to the above symptoms, he reported losing twenty pounds, difficulty working out, and difficulty with sitting without pain. He reported trying Whole30 for a couple of weeks with no change in symptoms. He had also been told he had “prostatitis,” although no culture had been taken to confirm this. He was treated with probiotics and a bowel regimen which gave some relief but then his diarrhea had returned. During the course of this time, he had been to the emergency room and several doctors including a holistic doctor, gastroenterologist, and two different urologists, diagnosed not only with an STI, but also possible C-Diff and a parasite. He was treated with four different courses of antibiotics, but infections still remained, until that final course. His symptoms started after a trip to Italy, and upon return, had also learned he had Chlamydia. Additionally, he had reported loose stools every morning and changes in urination. ![]() Michael found PHRC on his own search because he had been experiencing tip/head of penis pain with intercourse, painful erections and post-ejaculation pain. We will refer to him as “Michael” so that his identity remains anonymous. Here is the story of a 21 year old male with many GI complaints and pelvic pain, who eagerly wanted to get back to normalcy and achieved that, although still ongoing, through the services offered at PHRC. By Jandra Mueller, DPT, MS, PHRC Encinitas ![]()
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