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Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Pelvic Floor Anatomy and Neurovasculature Related to Urogenital Pain; Introduction; Components of Pain; Nociceptive Versus Neuropathic Pain; Nociceptive Pain; Neuropathic Pain; Pathogenesis and Transmission of the Pain Signal; Anatomy; Pelvis; Pelvic Floor; Sacrum; Nerve Plexuses of the Pelvis; Hypogastric Plexus; Location and Innervation of Nerve Plexuses (Coccygeal Plexus, Sacral Plexus, and Ganglion Impar); The Obturator Nerve; Sacral Plexus; Coccygeal Plexus; Ganglion Impar.

Chapter 6: Lumbar and Sacral Radiculitis Introduction; Anatomy; Vertebral Column; Joints; Innervation; Spinal Cord; Lumbar and Sacral Radiculopathies and Urogenital Pain; Disc Herniation; Spinal Stenosis; Facet Joint Disease; Mechanical Compression; Coccygodynia; Other Radiculopathies; Treatment; Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections; Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks and Radiofrequency Ablation; Surgery; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Scrotal Pain; Introduction; Physical Examination; Anatomy and Embryology; Acute Scrotal Pain; Testicular Torsion; Torsion of Appendix Testis.

Interventional Treatment Prolotherapy (Aka Proliferative Therapy); EA Steroid Injections; IA Steroid Injections (Fig. 4.3); Other IA Injections; Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) (Fig. 4.4); Cryoanalgesia; Neuromodulation; Surgical Intervention; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Piriformis Syndrome and Pudendal Neuralgia; Piriformis Anatomy; Diagnosis; Treatment; Injection; Anterior Approach; Side Effects and Complications; Pudendal Neuralgia; Diagnosis; Treatment; Transvaginal Approach; Transperineal Approach; Other Treatment Modalities; References.

Levator Ani Muscles Sphincter Ani Muscles; Coccygeus Muscle; Obturator Internus Muscle; Bulbospongiosus and Ischiocavernosus Muscles; Anatomic to Clinical Correlation; Diagnosis; History; Physical Examination; Treatments; Physical Therapy Modalities; Other Modalities; Medications; Interventional Therapy; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Sacroiliac Joint Complex Pain; Introduction; Structure, Function, Age Changes, and Innervation; Epidemiology; Etiology; History and Physical Exam; Diagnostic Imaging; Diagnostic Injection; Treatment; Conservative Treatment.

Terminal Branches of Nerves to the Pelvic Floor (Female Anatomy Demonstrated)References; Chapter 2: Ilioinguinal and Genitofemoral Neuralgia; Introduction; Anatomy; Etiology; Diagnosis; Treatment; Ilioinguinal Neuralgia; Introduction; Anatomy; Etiology; Diagnosis; Treatment; Summary; References; Chapter 3: Myofascial Pelvic Pain; Chronic Pelvic Pain; Myofascial Pain Syndrome; Integrated TrP Hypothesis; Cinderella Hypothesis; Expansion of the Integrated TrP Hypothesis; Central Sensitization; Etiology of Myofascial Pelvic Pain; Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor.

This book provides an up to date, comprehensive, review of the common urogenital painful conditions. It will serve as a valuable resource for clinicians, urologists, surgeons, gynecologists, palliative care physicians, and many other medical providers. The book reviews presenting signs and symptoms, diagnostic workup, differential diagnoses, interventional treatments, and alternative medical therapy for painful conditions that occur in the urogenital region. The text also provides a clear understanding of how pain is transmitted along with what patient populations are at increased risk in suffering these conditions. The risks, benefits, and indications are discussed in detail for the variety of interventional injections that are available to help manage these conditions.