Jaap Switters – Male chronic pelvic pain – contributing factors and management strategies.

This week I spoke to Jaap Switters about chronic pelvic pain and the range of contributing factors and management strategies that practitioners can use to help people in the clinic. Jaap is an osteopath and physiotherapist based in Vienna, Austria who specialises in male chronic pelvic pain and associated conditions. Jaap is also a university educator and researcher with a series of research publications on chronic pelvic pain and associated conditions. In this episode: 0:00 About this episode 3:07 Welcome back Jaap, background and interests 4:20 Definition of male chronic pelvic pain and the noisy neighbours analogy 7:30 What causes chronic pelvic pain? The dodgy garlic kebab analogy 12:10 How acute stress contributes to chronic pelvic pain. The alarm system analogy 18:00 Can new graduate practitioners help men with chronic pelvic pain, and if so, where do they start? 19:25 Negative findings on investigations is a good thing! 21:20 Red flags and contributing factors for chronic pelvic pain 26:15 Overactive bladder – understanding normal frequency of urination and screening questions to use in the clinic 32:30 Education strategies related to fluid intake, nocturia and retraining the nervous system 37:20 Bladder health and retraining 41:00 Incontinence 44:58 Summary and tips for managing chronic pelvic pain in the clinic – the flat tyre analogy 49:41 Bringing it all together and what’s next   Read more about Jaap here. Physio Foundations Podcast Summaries: You can find articles based on Physio Foundations podcast episodes at Perraton.Physio or on the Perraton Physio Linked In page. Visit our YouTube channel for more: https://www.youtube.com/@PerratonPhysio Join the conversation on social media @PerratonPhysio For a list of episodes, transcripts and associated blogs, visit www.perraton.physio/physiofoundations Follow @PerratonPhysio on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram and Linked In. 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.