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The Birth of Conservative Management, Prescription Drug Applications, and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

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Although there is still much to learn about interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), the options for treating the symptoms of the disease have expanded significantly over the last 30 years. Many of the newly accepted choices for managing IC/BPS symptoms are conservative measures that have become the mainstay of treatment for many patients. Much of the focus for treatment has been on the bladder. Another key component in the management of IC/BPS is to treat the pelvic floor along with the bladder.

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  1. Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Rebecca Rinko D.O., Nima Shah M.D. & Melissa Dawson D.O., M.S.

  2. Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Chair of Urology and Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive surgery, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Kristene Whitmore M.D.

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  1. Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA

    Philip M. Hanno

  2. Department of Urology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark

    Jørgen Nordling

  3. St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    David R. Staskin

  4. Penn Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Alan J. Wein

  5. Urology, Antwerp University, GGW, Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium

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Rinko, R., Shah, N., Dawson, M., Whitmore, K. (2018). The Birth of Conservative Management, Prescription Drug Applications, and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy. In: Hanno, P., Nordling, J., Staskin, D., Wein, A., Wyndaele, J. (eds) Bladder Pain Syndrome – An Evolution. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61449-6_34

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