Overview
- Provides a holistic view on chronic pelvic pain
- Describes the relationship between chronic pelvic pain and pelvic floor dysfunctions
- Proposes an original standardized approach to chronic pelvic pain to address the diagnosis and treatment of the disease
- Describes the most recent therapies for chronic pelvic pain through a multidisciplinary approach
Part of the book series: Urodynamics, Neurourology and Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions (UNPFD)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Nervous System and Pain
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The Organs, Pelvic Functions and Pain
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Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Treatment
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About this book
This book provides readers with a holistic approach to chronic pelvic pain which is an extremely complex condition with associated pelvic dysfunctions. This approach significantly facilitates and accelerates the clinical assessment and subsequent follow-up.
The pathophysiologic mechanisms involving the nervous system, the pelvic organs and the pelvic floor are discussed, deepening the possible implications on mind, sexuality and pelvic dysfunctions.
Evaluation and diagnosis are examined for different types of syndromes. Moreover, since the Bladder Pain Syndrome and the Interstitial Cystitis are main causes of pelvic pain, an original diagnostic approach is proposed specifically for these conditions. In order to deliver the best clinical outcomes, this new system provides a multidisciplinary approach, both in the diagnostic phase and in the therapeutic phase
The most recent therapies for chronic pelvic pain following a multidisciplinary approach are described in detail.
Due to its practice-oriented contents, the book will greatly benefit all professionals dealing with this debilitating disease, supporting them in their daily clinical routine.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Alessandro Giammò works at the Neuro-Urology department of the CTO-Spinal Unit Hospital “Città della salute e della Scienza” in Turin, Italy. Apart from specialization in the advanced diagnostics and treatment of functional disorders, including neurological and pelvic pain, he is also an expert on Bladder Pain Syndrome - Interstitial Cystitis. Dr. Giammò is also a coordinator of the Technical Group on Bladder Pain Syndrome - Interstitial Cystitis and he is responsible for preparing the Therapeutic Assistance Diagnostic Path (PDTA) for the BPS / IC of Piedmont Valle d'Aosta, Italy.Dr. Giammò is a member of the Executive Board of the Italian Society of Urodynamics (SIUD) and of the Italian Continence Foundation (FIC).
Dr. Antonella Biroli is a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. She works at the Autonomic Dysfunctions Rehabilitation Center, Rehabilitation Unit, San Giovanni Bosco Hospital in Turin, Italy. Dr. Biroli graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Turin and then completed her specialization at the Post-graduate School of Physiatry. She has 30 years of expertise in pelvic dysfunctions, including chronic pelvic pain and has been invited as a speaker at many National and International Congresses. Dr. Biroli is the Scientific Committee Chair of the Italian Continence Foundation (FIC) and has been a member of the Executive Board of the Italian Society of Urodynamics (SIUD) (2003 – 2015).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chronic Pelvic Pain and Pelvic Dysfunctions
Book Subtitle: Assessment and Multidisciplinary Approach
Editors: Alessandro Giammò, Antonella Biroli
Series Title: Urodynamics, Neurourology and Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56387-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56386-8Published: 25 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56389-9Published: 26 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-56387-5Published: 24 October 2020
Series ISSN: 2510-4047
Series E-ISSN: 2510-4055
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 271
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urology, Gynecology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Surgery