Jaap Switters – Male chronic pelvic pain. A biopsychosocial approach to diagnosis and management

Jaap Switters is an osteopath and sports/musculoskeletal physiotherapist from Vienna, Austria with a special interest in helping men manage chronic pelvic pain. Jaap and I talked about screening for pelvic pain and other series health conditions, how to ask sensitive questions related to bowel, bladder and sexual function and the biopsychosocial management of chronic pelvic pain, including patient education, exercise and behaviour change. This is an episode for health professionals of all levels and fields, not just those working in the field of male pelvic health. Enjoy, and thanks Jaap for a great conversation.   Reminder - this is a discussion aimed at health professionals and health professional students. Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition.    In this episode: 0:00 Welcome Jaap 3:58 Getting started in the area of male chronic pelvic pain 6:00 What is the burden of male chronic pelvic pain? 9:58 Men need the courage to seek treatment 14:00 Tips for screening for bladder, bowel and sexual function 18:00 How do you prepare a person to talk about sensitive topics? 21:19 When Dr Google turns the pain volume up 25:15 Helping people change their behaviour to improve their pelvic pain 28:35 Empowering people with motivational interviewing 30:20 The UPOINT system to manage chronic pelvic pain in men 33:00 Published literature by Jaap 35:00 Referred pain, red flags and differential diagnosis of thoracic pain 38:50 Gut feelings. Something is not right 40:25 Multilingual clinical practice. Managing terminology and patient communication in different languages 43:10 Final thoughts – stay open minded and open to new information   Connect with Jaap https://www.jms-praxis.at/ Using the UPOINT system to manage men with chronic pelvic pain syndrome https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34552790/#:~:text=Methods%3A%20%3A%20CP%2FCPPS%20in,sexual%20dysfunction%20and%20psychiatric%20complaints.   Follow and subscribe to Physio Foundations on your favourite podcast app. Join the conversation in the YouTube comments or via social media @PerratonPhysio For a list of episodes, transcripts and associated blogs, visit perraton.physio/physiofoundations   Follow @PerratonPhysio on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linked In. Do you have a topic you would like me to cover on the podcast? Email me: [email protected], or DM me on Twitter @lukeperraton Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition.