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by kevin
Sat Apr 21, 2012 4:21 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Pelvic floor PT effective in women with IC
Replies: 0
Views: 706

Pelvic floor PT effective in women with IC

http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22503015 Randomized Multicenter Clinical Trial of Myofascial Physical Therapy in Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome and Pelvic Floor Tenderness. Fitzgerald MP, Payne CK, Lukacz ES, Yang CC, Peters KM, Chai TC, Nickel JC, Hanno PM, Kreder KJ, Burk...
by kevin
Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:43 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Tanezumab
Replies: 5
Views: 782

Re: Tanezumab

Update: The Tanezumab trial I linked to above has been suspended (along with many others). That seems unfortunate.
by kevin
Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:30 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Nerve Crosstalk -- PTNS vs Interstim
Replies: 6
Views: 916

Re: Nerve Crosstalk -- PTNS vs Interstim

I tried both PTNS and Interstim. Neither had any effect.
by kevin
Sat Oct 09, 2010 5:20 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Tanezumab
Replies: 5
Views: 782

Re: Tanezumab

Here's a new article suggesting NGF (nerve growth factor) is correlated with CPPS symptoms. Tanezumab acts against NGF.

http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20883485
by kevin
Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:41 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Tanezumab
Replies: 5
Views: 782

Tanezumab

Tanezumab (experimental drug not yet FDA approved) has been mentioned on this forum a few times. Most recently, there was a study (see bottom) that showed that it reduced IC symptoms. I read this article today: http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/26406/page1/ A new class of pain relievers th...
by kevin
Thu May 06, 2010 7:24 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Sacral Neuromodulation Effective for BPS/IC
Replies: 6
Views: 1966

Re: Sacral Neuromodulation Effective for BPS/IC

Question: is a "sacral neuromodulator" just a medicalized way of achieving the same thing that trigger point massage and conscious relaxation can achieve? Probably different, although no one knows exactly why sacral neuromodulation works. The most common hypothesis is that it interferes w...
by kevin
Thu May 06, 2010 7:15 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Dr Shoskes takes colleagues to task
Replies: 11
Views: 1212

Re: Dr Shoskes takes colleagues to task

Great article!
by kevin
Thu May 06, 2010 7:11 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Botox success with BPS/IC
Replies: 3
Views: 545

Re: Botox success with BPS/IC

Encouraging. However, other clinical trials of Botox have not had as dramatic results. Maybe it was the injection methodology used in this study.
by kevin
Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:31 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Glazer Intrapelvic SEMG Assessment webinar
Replies: 2
Views: 501

Re: Glazer Intrapelvic SEMG Assessment webinar

I do not recommend Dr. Glazer.
by kevin
Sat Mar 27, 2010 3:18 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Study: Elavil not effective for IC
Replies: 5
Views: 594

Study: Elavil not effective for IC

Effect of Amitriptyline on Symptoms in Treatment Naïve Patients With Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome. Foster HE Jr, Hanno PM, Nickel JC, Payne CK, Mayer RD, Burks DA, Yang CC, Chai TC, Kreder KJ, Peters KM, Lukacz ES, Fitzgerald MP, Cen L, Landis JR, Propert KJ, Yang W, Kusek JW, Nyb...
by kevin
Sun Jan 24, 2010 7:24 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Buffington: "A Watershed Year for Interstitial Cystitis"
Replies: 5
Views: 463

Re: Buffington: "A Watershed Year for Interstitial Cystitis"

Thanks Webslave/gmccormack. Not too much in the article we weren't already aware of, but I agree that there has been an encouraging paradigm shift in recent years about the way IC/CPPS is viewed.
by kevin
Sat Jan 23, 2010 3:16 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Buffington: "A Watershed Year for Interstitial Cystitis"
Replies: 5
Views: 463

Buffington: "A Watershed Year for Interstitial Cystitis"

A Watershed Year for Interstitial Cystitis
C.A. Tony Buffington
The Journal of Urology
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.12.061
Would be interesting if anyone has access to this article. I'm curious what "watershed" Dr. Buffington is referring to.
by kevin
Sat Dec 26, 2009 7:01 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Limbic associated pelvic pain
Replies: 0
Views: 412

Limbic associated pelvic pain

This is an excerpt from a recent technical review written by some top urology researchers: Neural control of the lower urinary tract: Peripheral and spinal mechanisms L. Birder, W. de Groat, I. Mills, J. Morrison, K. Thor, M. Drake Based on recent improvements in understanding of pain processing pat...
by kevin
Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:39 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: Analysis of UCPPS research by Dr. Dimitrakov
Replies: 1
Views: 307

Analysis of UCPPS research by Dr. Dimitrakov

This looks very interesting. Probably a lot of cutting-edge thought in here. Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome--looking back and looking forward. Dimitrakov J, Dimitrakova E. Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS) is a symptom-based umbrella term for interstitial cystitis/painful bladder ...
by kevin
Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:21 am
Forum: Research News & Updates
Topic: New review on CPPS & IC by Anthony Schaeffer
Replies: 1
Views: 358

New review on CPPS & IC by Anthony Schaeffer

Here's are some quotes from a recent review article by Anthony Schaeffer of U Chicago on CPPS/IC. He's a well-known clinician who wrote a 2006 review on CPPS in the New England Journal of Medicine. Genitourinary pain syndromes, prostatitis, and lower urinary tract symptoms. Le BV, Schaeffer AJ. Depa...