5 Tips for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) Relief.

CPPS is a devastating condition that has a massive effect on men’s quality of life. It affects everything from work, relationships as well as leisure/sporting activity.

We put together a few tips and tricks to manage this condition.

Identify stressors.

OK, so I’m taking a bit of a cognitive behavioural approach to this. It’s important to take some time and make some notes as to what causes things to flare up further. For example, stress… stress is a stressor. OK, seriously identify things that bring extra stress into you day to day. You may notice pain is much worse while things are very tense at work or you’re under a lot of pressure.

Manage stress.

Once you have identified stressors, put a plan together to manage these stressors. This could be avoiding these situations. Having a support network to discuss things with, on that note it’s common to seek help from a councillor. CBT for pain has been proven to have a positive effect on pain.

The next 3 are some of my favourite things to help manage this pain.

Green exercise

When was the last thing you got out in the open?

A gentle walkout outside is a great start, take this one step at a time.

The benefits of getting physical activity in a park, anywhere where you can see nature can have a dramatic effect on pain and stress levels.

Relaxation

Sometimes doing nothing is the worst thing you can do; how much is too much… well it depends. You want to strike a good balance between rest and exercise. So, what can you do:

Listening to some music, the auld sound engineer in me used to put on headphones and pick sounds apart. Now you don’t need to go into as much detail as that, just listen to your favourite songs and relax.

Stretching, try some light yoga or the exercises your pelvic health physio advises you on.

Breathing exercises

I have a breathing exercise posted on my social media pages. The diaphragm works in synergy with your pelvic floor. If your diaphragm isn’t moving, your pelvic floor isn’t moving. A stiff pelvic floor is a “tight” pelvic floor. Gentle breathing exercises may be a great way to get your pelvic floor moving.

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