Persistent pelvic pain can be devastating. Though not necessarily the cause of your symptoms, often the pelvic floor muscles at the base of the pelvis are in spasm and having them manually released by a specialist pelvic health physiotherapist can relieve symptoms.

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If having your pelvic floor released improves your symptoms you can use a therapeutic wand to get the same relaxation in your pelvic floor by yourself at home. This is great for those moments when you have to take a long car journey or eat something that sets off your pain – use the wand and hey presto! You’re feeling a bit better again. (Do make sure a qualified health professional has assessed you fully and taught you how first). Doing this regularly alongside physiotherapy can really help you to change your symptoms and to feel confidently in control of your own body again. It’s not for everyone, but if you feel this might help you, keep reading…

But, the secret is... It's not about the wand. With the vast amount of fantastic research coming out we've moved on from theories of "trigger points" in muscles to a better explanation of peripherally and centrally driven "tension myalgia" within a muscle. The muscle is painful, not because there's a problem with the muscles, but because the brain considers it under threat and so interprets signals from the area as threatening, and emits pain as a response to those signals. Pain is an output from the brain, not an input - you don't get pain in a part of your body which transmits up to your brain, it's up to the brain to determine how signals from the body are interpretted.

Like your physiotherapist's finger, the wand creates a counterirritation response (stamping on one foot often makes you forget about a headache) which provides natural pain relief to be released from the brain, reduces any localised inflammation around the pelvic nerves, provides local and centralised desensitisation of the pelvic floor muscles (the nerves aren't so jumpy anymore, and the way they're interpretted is much more relaxed by the brain). But most importantly the wand can give you a sense of control over your own condition, which is known to reduce the actual pain you experience. Cool! It's not about reducing the tension of the muscle or getting rid of knots, it's the process the muscle and whole vaginal region goes through by using a wand regularly that achieves a more relaxed muscle state and that in the end results in reduced pain, urgency and frequency in BPS. It's not the wand, it's not trigger points.

And if you don't want to use a wand or can't afford one you can always try using your thumb instead. It works just as well.

Having said all that... here's how to use it... [ Ссылка ]

Note: This video is provided as general advice only and does not replace medical advice or treatment. I would always insist that you seek help from a qualified pelvic health specialist physiotherapist, or if you don't have access to one please at least see your local doctor.

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