Posted by Chronic pelvic pain is the prolonged discomfort felt in the pelvic area- the region lying below the navel and between hips. It is a pain that lasts for 6 months or more. A long persisting pelvic pain might have no cause or could be a result of an underlying reproductive, gastrointestinal, or urinary issue. Based on the cause and severity of pain, there are various ways and effective chronic pain treatment in New Jersey offered at Mainland Pain Management Clinic by Dr. Dipty Mangla to get relief from chronic pelvic pain.
How to Relieve Chronic Pelvic Pain?
Here are the 5 effective techniques that pain management specialists may use to reduce chronic pelvic pain:
Pudendal nerve blocks- These are injectable, temporary painkillers containing local anesthesia with or without corticosteroid. They are administered near the pudendal nerve in the pelvic region to treat chronic pelvic pain caused by pudendal neuralgia. The pudendal nerve is a portion of the peripheral nervous system that spans the back of the pelvis to all the skin and muscles in the genital region, including the vagina and vulva/ penis and anus. Pudendal neuralgia is a condition where the pudendal nerve gets damaged due to entrapment, compression, or other kinds of irritation.
Genitofemoral/ilioinguinal blocks- These are injectables intended to ease chronic pelvic pain by blocking the genitofemoral and ilioinguinal nerves (border nerves) supply. They may provide relief for testicular, groin, perineal, or vaginal pain or pain caused by lower abdomen surgery.
Coccygeal nerve blocks- These are X-ray-guided injections intended to relieve chronic lower back pain, specifically in the coccyx (tailbone) and rectum. They block the pain signal from the tailbone to the spinal cord and the brain and help relieve pain caused by pressure caused by prolonged sitting or poor posture or, in severe cases, lower spinal bone degeneration or fractures.
Radiofrequency ablation/neurotomy (rhizotomy)- This is one of the newest pain-relieving, non-surgical techniques. The technique involves the precise delivery of radiofrequency energy through a needle to heat an area of certain nerves that sends pain signals to the brain.
Peripheral nerve stimulator- This is an emerging pain-relieving option, commonly used to reduce chronic pelvic pain. It involves surgery to insert a wire-like electrode close to one of the peripheral nerves for precise delivery of rapid electrical pulses. The electrode is connected to a small generator implanted into the patient’s body which delivers the electricity needed to stimulate the peripheral nerves.
All these are the best pain management treatments that provide promising results. To learn more about them or to get their benefits, visit Dr. Dipty Mangla, a pain management physician and the best anesthesiologist in New Jersey.
She is highly skilled in treating headaches, abdominal pain, cancer pain, facial pain, neck pain, back pain, joint pain, and all types of body pain. Consult her for more details at Mainland Pain Management Clinic!