Many women have pelvic pain that they cannot clearly identify. This problem, more common than it seems, affects women of all ages. For some years now it has been very common for pregnant women or women who have just given birth to go to rehabilitation to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles or for some kind of discomfort or pain after childbirth.
Causes of pelvic pain
Detecting pelvic pain is not a simple task. In fact, many women take years to seek consultation, either because they believe it is normal or because they are unaware that there are effective and specific treatments for each particular case. The solution begins by seeking help in the right place “With your gynecologist”.
It is very important to know that not all professionals have adequate information about the treatment of this type of dysfunction. Therefore, in many cases, diagnostic errors are made and the specific origin of the pain is not identified, which will ultimately delay your recovery by not receiving adequate and timely treatment and support.
The causes of chronic pelvic pain are multiple: childbirth and surgeries are usually the most frequent causes. But there are also many other causes such as: constipation, repeated urinary and genital infections, impact sports, endometriosis, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, etc. In some cases, the pain may appear as a consequence of bad posture, but this is not the most common.
Is there a solution?
Of course, but you should not wait for so long to get in the hands of a multidisciplinary health team that can help you to end your pain. The pelvic floor physiotherapist is a fundamental member of this team of professionals who can support you, in addition to treating you, will provide you with tools and exercises that will help you overcome your pain so that you can return to a normal life.
Psychological consequences
Although the pelvic floor is an osteomuscular complex like any other, the consequences of pelvic pain are not the same as those of knee pain, as it is involved in our sex life and can interfere with our relationship and mood.
Often, chronic pelvic pain is diagnosed as a psychological or somatic pain, however the stiffness and dysfunction of the muscles is due to an exclusively psychological cause, it is not very common.
Therefore, if psychological and/or emotional causes are ruled out, we must insist on finding the physical cause, since even if sexual relations are not the most important thing, the inability to maintain them can greatly affect your quality of life, your personal relationships and even your safety and self-esteem.
To avoid reaching this point it is important to get information and go to a professional group specializing in pelvic floor and above all, forget the shame to tell your gynecologist with hair and signs what hurts, when and how the pain is. Do not forget that as I mentioned at the beginning of this article. The solution begins by going to your consultation at a center specializing in pelvic pain.