#35 - Endometriosis and pelvic pain - Talk to a pelvic pain Physiatrist Dr. Ahmed

You Are Not Broken

Kelly Casperson, MD

Medicine, Health & Fitness

5 • 743 Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

After spending the last five years honing her skills in outpatient care, Dr. Ahmed is ready to focus on her passion for treating pelvic pain. Dr. Ahmed has chosen a focused practice, because she believes concentrating on a specific field creates the greatest expertise. Chasing that greatness has been her consistent driving force. https://www.pelvicrehabilitation.com/ www.instagram.com/drtayahmed Learn how she found her calling in pelvic pain after doing her residency training in New York. She treats men and women! Learn how adenomyosis is different from endometriosis. Adenomyosis is different from fibroids. The “classic” endometriosis pain characterization. “endobelly”. Pain with periods, urinary symptoms. The only way to 100% diagnose endometriosis is with diagnostic laparoscopy – which is a surgery. Relationship between fibromyalgia and pelvic pain and endometriosis. The power of cognitive behavioral therapy in chronic pelvic pain. The role of BREATHING in pelvic pain The role of pelvic floor PT The role of pelvic floor trigger point injections – releasing pelvic muscle tension Post partum pelvic pain concerns! It can be many different things. The role of peri menopause and post menopause in pelvic pain. Lifestyle improvements people can make if they are living with pelvic pain – made endorphins!! What is NOT helpful when living with pelvic pain. – stop eating your triggers! Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) – under-diagnosed, very bothersome, chronic and debilitating. Learn about “hard/flaccid” – something new to me! Is it a male PGAD? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kj-casperson/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, I'm really excited today to bring this interview on chronic pelvic pain done by a physiatrist, which is a physician, a medical doctor, who is trained in physical medicine and rehabilitation or PM&R. Another word for that is physiatrist. So they have a unique perspective. They're not surgeons, but they kind of come with the whole rehab, whole body, whole mind, and lifestyle ways to treat pelvic pain.
0:25.1	And I have a lot of doctors and care providers that listen to my podcast as a resource for other patients.
0:30.3	So I think this is a really good one as far as living with chronic pain and knowing all the different things to think about.
0:35.8	We talk about lifestyle stuff. We talk about
0:38.4	a lot of different conditions in here. So it's kind of a nice overview of endometriosis and pelvic
0:43.9	pain and issues with menopause and postpartum. And we even talk about some male stuff in here a little
0:49.7	bit. So I hope you guys enjoy it. And check out my website, which just launched, Kelly Casperson MD.com.
0:56.6	I've got a course coming up that starts September 21st where it's a deep dive master
1:00.7	course into sexual health, sexual function.
1:03.1	We're going to talk about anatomy, the brain, and we're going to do some coaching, live
1:07.4	coaching sessions.
1:08.7	So it's going to be an awesome masterclass and I'm keeping it really small.
1:12.5	So I hope that sounds good to you and I'll see you there. Thanks for listening.
1:21.2	Welcome to You Are Not Broken, the only podcast that combines science, medicine, and psychology
1:28.3	to re-educate your brain and help you live your best-to-love life.
1:32.3	And I'm your host, Ford Certified Female Urologist, Dr. Casperson.
1:43.3	Today I'm so excited to have Dr. Tay Ahmed to talk to us.
1:47.0	She's a phidiatress, which is a doctor of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
1:51.0	She was born and raised in New York.
1:53.0	She completed her BSDO program at the New York Institute of Technology and was trained
1:58.0	at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.
2:00.0	You can find her at www.pelvic rehabilitation.com.
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