This issue focuses on Pelvic Pain. Article topics include: Pelvic Pain-an overview; Anatomy and Physiology of the Pelvic Floor; Office Examination of Neuromuscular Pelvic Pain; Diagnostic Studies for Neuromuscular Pelvic Pain; Pelvic Floor Myofascial Pain and Associated Disorders; Bony and Ligamentous Causes of Pelvic Pain; Coccydynia;Neurogenic Pelvic Pain; Urologic and Gynecologic Sources of Pelvic Pain; Physical Therapy for the Treatment of Pelvic Pain; and more!

In this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, guest editors Angela Cortez and Dana Kolter bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Cycling. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as adaptive cycling, triathlon considerations, fear and anxiety in cycling, nutrition in cycling, and more. Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Clinic Evaluation of the Cyclist with Overuse Injury; Unique Concerns of the Female Cyclist; Return to Cycling after Brain Injury - Safety Considerations; Infrastructure and Traumatic Bike Injury Prevention; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on Cycling and PM&R, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Pelvic pain is more ubiquitous than most people think and yet many suffer in silence because they don't know there is help or they are too embarrassed to seek it. This book looks at the variety of problems that can lead to pelvic pain, and how to address the issues when they arise.

This issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America attempts to provide an overview of the more common causes of chronic pelvic pain in women. It brings together experts in various fields of gynecology, gastroenterology, physical therapy, and urogynecology in an attempt to discuss the wide variety of common clinical conditions that can manifest as pain. The intent is to enable the physician to consider not only the common gynecologic causes but also the common nongynecologic causes based on certain symptom profiles and targeted clinical examination. Should the physician not feel comfortable in treating the nongynecologic causes, it would enable them to target their referral to a more appropriate physician rather than the patient being referred back to a general primary care physician. It is our hope that it will enable the reader to see the pelvis not as an ovary or a uterus but as a whole system of interacting organs, muscles, and nerves. In addtiion, there is very little in the Obstetrics and Gynecology literature about the treatment of the pain component with opioid and nonopioid medications. As one of my colleagues frequently states, we can treat the pain but not necessarily alleviate the suffering. The overview of complementary and alternative medications and opioid use will hopefully be useful to the practicing physician as it provides an evidence-based approach to the use of these therapies specifically for chronic pelvic pain.

In this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics, guest editor Dr. Ameet Nagpal brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Interventional Procedures Used to Treat Chronic Pain using an evidence-based perspective. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as epidural steroid injections, radiofrequency ablation in the spine, sympathetic blocks for sympathetic and visceral pain, spinal cord stimulation, and more. Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics including peripheral joint radiofrequency ablation, peripheral nerve stimulation, novel technologies, trigger point injections, peripheral nerve injections, and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on interventional procedures for chronic pain, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Edited by Leon Chaitow and Ruth Lovegrove, this clearly written and fully illustrated multi-contributor volume offers practical, comprehensive coverage of the subject area accompanied by a range of video clips. Covering all aspects of current diagnosis and management, this new book is suitable for physiotherapists, osteopathic physicians and osteopaths, medical pain specialists, urologists, urogynaecologists, chiropractors, manual therapists, acupuncturists, massage therapists and naturopaths worldwide. Offers practical, validated, and clinically relevant information to all practitioners and therapists working in the field Edited by two acknowledged experts in the field of pelvic pain to complement each other’s approach and understanding of the disorders involved Carefully prepared by a global team of clinically active and research oriented contributors to provide helpful and clinically relevant information Abundant use of pull-out boxes, line artwork, photographs and tables facilitates ease of understanding Contains an abundance of clinical cases to ensure full understanding of the topics explored Focuses on the need for an integrated approach to patient care Includes an appendix based on recent European Guidelines regarding the nature of the condition(s) and of the multiple aetiological and therapeutic models associated with them Includes a bonus website presenting film clips of the manual therapy, biofeedback and rehabilitation techniques involved http://booksite.elsevier.com/9780702035326/

In this issue of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics Guest Editor Santos Martinez brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Non-Spine Ablation Procedures. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Thoraco-abdominal Ablation, Sacroiliac Ablation Techniques, Ankle-Foot Ablation Procedures, and more. Provides in-depth, clinical reviews on Non-Spine Ablation Procedures, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field; Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews. Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including Science of Radiofrequency Ablation; Cranio-Facial Conditions and Ablation; Less Common Pelvic Ablation Procedures; and more.