TENs placment for IC: help with urgency and frequency We have talked about how to use TENS for IC before. As a reminder, TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. It has predominately been used for treating nerve-related acute or chronic pain. But there is another condition that TENs has been proven to be effective for….
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IC and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
I recently read this article from a journal called Pain Medicine: Interstitial Cystitis and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Comprehensive Review This quote stood out to me: Many patients with IC have concomitant pelvic floor muscle tenderness and spasm known as high tone pelvic floor dysfunction. It is not clearly known why PFD exists in these…
biofeedback for IC
pelvic floor rehab: biofeedback training for IC Dear friend battling IC, There is something very important that I need to introduce you to if you are ever going to get your interstitial cystitis under control. Now, this item isn’t well known but it plays a huge part in the functioning of your urinary tract and…
Quell TENS for IC pain
Okay team, we have some good news. Another option for treating your interstitial cystitis flares is out there and available over-the-counter. Yay for more options that are non-pharmaceutical! It’s called Quell and it is another TENs product with some really cool upgrades. In fact, Quell was featured in the AARP October/November magazine on technological advances in…
Physical Therapy for IC
Physical Therapy for Interstitial Cystitis You may be asking yourself how physical therapy could possibly help with interstitial cystitis pain. The answer lies in the pelvic floor. If you have spent much time here on treatic.com, then you are already aware of the relationship between a dysfunctional pelvic floor and a diagnosis of IC. But,…
