More : http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090102/hl_ ... ind_body_1Mind-body therapy eases chronic pelvic pain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A type of mind-body treatment popular in Europe known as Mensendieck somatocognitive therapy can help ease chronic pelvic pain in women, with effects lasting several months after treatment ends, Norwegian researchers report.
Women with chronic pain often experience "somatic dissociation," or a loss of awareness of their own bodies, Dr. Gro K. Haugstad of the University of Oslo and colleagues note, suggesting that therapies that help restore this awareness could be helpful.
With Mensendieck therapy, patients are instructed on understanding the causes of pain and gradually increasing body movement, "experiencing new body awareness and motor patterns," the researchers explain. The therapy emphasizes correcting posture, movement, and breathing patterns.
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