PUDENDAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT SYNDROME

Course overview

PUDENDAL NEURALGIA CAUSED BY PUDENDAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT IS CHRONIC, SEVERELY DISABLING, NEUROPATHIC PAIN IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PUDENDAL NERVE IN BOTH MALES AND FEMALES. IT IS MOSTLY UNDERDIAGNOSED, INAPPROPRIATELY TREATED, AND CAUSES SIGNIFICANT IMPAIRMENT OF QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PUDENDAL NERVE ENTRAPMENT SYNDROME AND INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS' ROLE IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.