Stop your pelvic pain . . . naturally!

If you suffer from an agonizing and emotionally stressful pelvic floor disorder, including pelvic pain, irritable bowel syndrome, endometriosis, prostatitis, incontinence, or discomfort during sex, urination, or bowel movements, it's time to alleviate your symptoms and start healing--without drugs or surgery. Natural cures, in the form of exercise, nutrition, massage, and self-care therapy, focus on the underlying cause of your pain, heal your condition, and stop your pain forever.

The life-changing plan in this book gets to the root of your disorder with:

• A stretching, muscle-strengthening, and massage program you can do at home
• Guidelines on foods that will ease your discomfort
• Suggestions for stress- and pain-reducing home spa treatments
• Exercises for building core strength and enhancing sexual pleasure

Part I. Healthy at the Core
Chapter 1. The Pelvic Floor
Chapter 2. The Healthy Pelvic Floor
Chapter 3. When the Pelvic Floor Is Not Healthy
Chapter 4. Sex
Part II. The Program: Strengthening the Pelvic Floor
Chapter 5. Your Pelvic Floor
Chapter 6. Stretch and Drop: The Key Combination for Your Core
Chapter 7. Strengthen and Tone the Muscles, Keep the Blood Flowing
Chapter 8. Putting it All Together
Chapter 9. Better Sex for More Years
Part III. The Program: Relax
Chapter 10. Letting Go
Chapter 11. Manage Stress
Part IV. The Program: Nutrition and Pampering for a Healthy Pelvic Floor
Chapter 12. Foods That Can Harm
Chapter 13. Foods That Can Help

Amy Stein is the founder and premier practitioner of Beyond Basics Physical Therapy in New York City, specializing in pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, and manual therapy for men, women, and children. A well-recognized expert in her field, she lectures nationwide and has been interviewed for NBC, the New York Daily News, and www.ourgyn.com. Amy is a contributor to the medical textbook Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management, and she serves on the board of the International Pelvic Pain Society. She lives in New York City.

Amy Stein is the founder and premier practitioner of Beyond Basics Physical Therapy in New York City, specializing in pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, and manual therapy for men, women, and children. A well-recognized expert in her field, she lectures nationwide and has been interviewed for NBC, the New York Daily News, and www.ourgyn.com. Amy is a contributor to the medical textbook Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management, and she serves on the board of the International Pelvic Pain Society. She lives in New York City.

Imprint: McGraw-Hill
Distributor: The McGraw-Hill Companies
Publication Date: 08-06-2008
Pages: 256
Measurements: 8.900in X 5.900in X 0.500in X 0.632lb