Resources
Videos
Success Story
Documentary: “The Hurting Strings”
Keith Zonts success story and how he improved over time.
This is an excellent documentary on the life of Australian artist Soula Mantalvanos after an accident that caused her pudendal neuralgia.
“Healing the Pain ‘Down There’: A Guide for Females with Persistent Genital and Sexual Pain”
Interview with Dr. Renaud Bollens on Decompression Surgery
Articles
Pudendal Neuralgia: Making Sense of a Complex Condition
by Dr. Richard P. Marvel
This is an excellent resource for health care providers. Patients may want to bring it to their medical appointments to share with their health care providers.
Chronic sexual pain: a layered guide to evaluation
by Dr. Deborah Coady
This is a great resource for health care providers, especially OB/GYNs.
Pudendal Neuralgia Information and Resources
List of Practitioners and Published Articles
International Pelvic Pain Society
Soula Mantalvanos' website to raise awareness for Pudendal Neuralgia
PainTrain - My Health Summary, a website to help improve the level of care for people managing chronic pain by making appointments more efficient.
Radiant Life Design - Empowered health and pain relief for women
National Suicide Prevention lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)
online counseling
MaryBeth Scalice, Ed.D
Spiritual Psychotherapist
Phone and Skype sessions available
Phone
(617) 696-5685
Email
mbopenheart@aol.com
Alexandra Milspaw, PhD., LPC – Licensed Professional Counselor
Specializes in sexuality, trauma and pain
Phone or Skype sessions available
Phone
(484) 894-1246
Email
wfwomen@gmail.com
Nancy Fish, MSW, MPH, LSCW – Licensed Professional Social Worker
Combines psychodynamic, family life cycle, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral techniques
Phone or Skype sessions available
Phone
(201) 796-8544
Alternative healing
Lorraine Faehndrich
Dr. Rodger Zeng – Licensed Acupuncturist
1343 Hartford Ave, Suite 1
Johnston, RI 02919
Ben Fleisher, LAc, CZB
Acupuncture and Zero Balancing
Midtown Integrative Health and Wellness
515 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, NY, NY 100022
Phone
(917) 723-3616
Dr. Ann Doggett
Doctor of Chiropractic, MS Human Nutrition
605 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02170
Phone
(617) 328-6300
Dr. Joel Favreau and Dr. Kristen Favreau
351 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA 02021
Phone
(781) 821-0072
Website
Canton Dale Chiropractic
Physical therapy
Amy Stein, DPT, BCB-PMD
Beyond Basics Physical Therapy, LLC
110 E 42nd St Suite #1504 NY, NY 10017
Phone
(212) 354-2622
Website
Beyond Basics Physical Therapy, LLC
Book Website
Heal Pelvic Pain
Heal Pelvic Pain Spanish Version
Healing Pelvic and Abdominal Pain video
Bella Kavalerchik, PT, Alison Hovey, PT
Bella Physical Therapy
39-49 Broadway, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Connect Physical Therapy
1675 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Suite 101, Hamilton, NJ 08619
Niva Herzig, PT, Jennifer Byers, DPT
Core Dynamics Physical Therapy
177 North Dean Street, Suite 302, Englewood, NJ 07631
Phone
(201) 568-5060
Heather Strauch, MS, PT
A Different Approach Physical Therapy
83 East Avenue, Suite 301, Norwalk, CT 06851
Phone
(203) 286-8677
Email
hstrauch@adifferentapproachpt.com
Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute
Tracy Sher, MPT
San Francisco
2000 Van Ness Ave Ste 603, SF CA 94109
Phone
(415) 440-7600
Britt Van Hees, DPT
Rachel Gelman, DPT
Nicole Fay Davis, DPT
Berkeley
3031 Telegraph Avenue Ste 144, Berkeley CA 94705
Phone
(510) 922-9836
Allison Romero, DPT
Melinda Fontaine, DPT
Ciel Yogis, DPT
Los Gatos
340 Dardanelli Lane, Ste 23, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Malinda Wright, DPT
Nicole Faye Davis, DPT
Los Angeles
11500 W Olympic Blvd, ste 440, LA CA 90065
Phone
(424) 293-2307
Stephanie A. Prendergast, MPT
Jandra Mueller, DPT
Lexington
33 Bedford Street Ste 3,
Lexington, MA 02420
Phone
(781) 862-5222
Elizabeth H. Akincilar, MSPT
Melissa HInes, DPT
Shannon Pacella, DPT
Recommended Books and articles
Articles
The Mind/Body Connection
Books
“Art and Chronic Pain – A Self Portrait” by Soula Mantalvanos
“Healing Pelvic Pain” by Amy Stein
“Sana el dolor pelvico” by Amy Stein
”Healing Painful Sex: A Woman’s Guide to Confronting, Diagnosing, and Treating Sexual Pain” by Dr. Deborah Coady & Nancy Fish
” Secret Suffering How Women’s Sexual and Pelvic Pain Affects Their Relationships” by Susan Bilheimer and Robert J. Echenberg, MD
https://www.theechenberginstitute.com/product/handbook-on-treating-chronic-pelvic-genital-and-sexual-pain-disorders/ -Dr. Echenberg MD
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