Pelvic Pain

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Common Causes and Key Symptoms

• Pudendal Neuralgia

  • Sharp, burning pain in the pelvic region, often aggravated by sitting or physical activity.

  • involves tight or uncoordinated muscles, contributing to pain and pressure.

  • Symptoms may extend to the lower back or thighs.

• Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

  • Pressure and tightness caused by muscle coordination issues, contributing to chronic discomfort.

  • Associated with localized trigger points and difficulty with physical activity.

• Endometriosis and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

  • Cyclical pelvic pain linked to inflammation and scar tissue formation.

  • Pain often worsens during menstruation or with certain movements.

• Coccydynia

  • Pain in the tailbone area, often due to trauma or prolonged sitting.​

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Our Tailored Therapies

• Pudendal Nerve Blocks

  • Xray precision-guided nerve block injections to calm nerve irritation and provide lasting relief.

• Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block

  • Performed under fluoroscopy for deep pelvic pain relief, especially in cases like endometriosis.

• Ganglion Impar Block

  • Targets nerve pain near the coccyx to treat chronic pelvic and rectal pain.

• Spinal Cord Stimulation for Refractory Pain

  • Using advanced technology, spinal cord stimulation quiets the pain signals from your pelvic area, allowing patients to find pain relief when other treatments haven’t worked.

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Chronic pelvic pain is often multifactorial and challenging, but innovative therapies at our Kew Gardens pain management offices address the root causes. Through the benefit of using tools like Xray and ultrasound guidance with real-time imaging, our pain medicine specialists perform a wide range of procedures with tremendous accuracy and a very low risk of complications.