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ReviewJournal of exercise rehabilitation2015

Recommendations to the primary care practitioners and the patients for managing pelvic pain, especially in painful bladder syndrome for early and better prognosis.

Kyung Jin Chung, Adelaide Na Yeon Han, Khae Hawn Kim

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Review in Journal of exercise rehabilitation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Kyung Jin ChungDepartment of Urology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Adelaide Na Yeon HanDepartment of Psychology, Touro College Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Khae Hawn KimDepartment of Urology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Gachon University Gil Medical Center · KRBard College Berlin · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Painful bladder syndrome (PBS) is a common disease presenting with chronic pelvic pain and discomfort with at least one urinary symptom with no identifiable cause. The etiology is still unknown, and the medication has limited effects on pelvic pain or other urinary symptoms. This article presents advanced insight regarding the approach to PBS, particularly pelvic pain for primary care practitioners and patients. We suggest six tips for medical staff and suspected patients for easy diagnosis and proper treatment of pelvic pain. These six tips cover: Self-awareness of the disease; immediate urine culture test; specifying the location of pain urinary incontinence; frequency, or urgency without functional disorder of an overactive bladder helpful dietary control; complementary, and alternative medicine, and finding an expert. These tips might be helpful in advancing the schematic approach and in achieving better prognosis of PBS. Further study should be conducted to achieve better treatment for this disease, including development of a definitive test and diagnosis.

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Complementary therapiesInterstitial cystitisPelvic pain

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PMID26535214
PMCPMC4625652
OpenAlexW2199577192

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