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Tilyou1
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I know this isn't rec.bicycles.medical... but
Is anyone familiar with Pudendal Nerve Entrapment?
http://pudendal.info/
This isn't the usual bicycle seat / numbness discussion --
it involves pain when NOT cycling, pretty much constantay,
and often in more than one area, moving around.
Eeeerrrk. So much for distance cycling being a HEALTHY
sport.
I would be happy to hear any stories -- people that had to
quit cycling, or who could return to cycling after
treatment, or who know a good doctor preferably in the New
York area.
- Charles
[email protected]
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http://pudendal.info/
The most common diagnosis, once other things have been ruled
out, is Pudendal Nerve Entrapment (PNE). In a nutshell:
PNE is similar to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, which is also a
form of nerve entrapment. However PNE, due to its location,
is much harder to treat.
PNE is a nerve condition causing pain for no apparent reason
in the area served by the pudendal nerve. No one pain
pattern dominates. Pain can be in just one area, several, or
all. It can be on one side, two sides, or the middle.
PNE can occur suddenly or develop over time without one
realizing it. It can be caused by frequent prolonged
sitting, cycling, repetitive movement , exercising with the
legs or for no appearent reason. Frequently "cyclist's
syndrome" turns out to be PNE.
PNE is often misdiagnosed as prostatodynia, nonbacterial
prostatitis, idiopathic vulvodynia (idiopathic means
unknown cause), idiopathic orchialgia, idiopathic
proctalgia, idiopathic penile pain, coccydynia, levator ani
syndrome, and for those with pain at the ischial
tuberosities, as ischial bursitis. About two thirds of PNE
patients are women.
Good news. PNE can be treated through physical therapy,
injection of steroids, and nerve decompression surgery.
However, the earlier the treatment the better.
Is anyone familiar with Pudendal Nerve Entrapment?
http://pudendal.info/
This isn't the usual bicycle seat / numbness discussion --
it involves pain when NOT cycling, pretty much constantay,
and often in more than one area, moving around.
Eeeerrrk. So much for distance cycling being a HEALTHY
sport.
I would be happy to hear any stories -- people that had to
quit cycling, or who could return to cycling after
treatment, or who know a good doctor preferably in the New
York area.
- Charles
[email protected]
======================
http://pudendal.info/
The most common diagnosis, once other things have been ruled
out, is Pudendal Nerve Entrapment (PNE). In a nutshell:
PNE is similar to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, which is also a
form of nerve entrapment. However PNE, due to its location,
is much harder to treat.
PNE is a nerve condition causing pain for no apparent reason
in the area served by the pudendal nerve. No one pain
pattern dominates. Pain can be in just one area, several, or
all. It can be on one side, two sides, or the middle.
PNE can occur suddenly or develop over time without one
realizing it. It can be caused by frequent prolonged
sitting, cycling, repetitive movement , exercising with the
legs or for no appearent reason. Frequently "cyclist's
syndrome" turns out to be PNE.
PNE is often misdiagnosed as prostatodynia, nonbacterial
prostatitis, idiopathic vulvodynia (idiopathic means
unknown cause), idiopathic orchialgia, idiopathic
proctalgia, idiopathic penile pain, coccydynia, levator ani
syndrome, and for those with pain at the ischial
tuberosities, as ischial bursitis. About two thirds of PNE
patients are women.
Good news. PNE can be treated through physical therapy,
injection of steroids, and nerve decompression surgery.
However, the earlier the treatment the better.