Stretching the Pubic Area for pain releif

Hi,

So Iv been looking round at a variety of sites to see whats going on really and a V sufferer had posted about a stretching technique she 'invented' that has really helped. Iv tried it a couple of times and its has helped a lot she suggests piling the pillows onto the edge of your bed and lying with your back on the bed and your bum on the pillows with your feet pointing towards the floor so you create a sort of arch with your back, you will feel a pull in the muscles leading down to the pubis.
The idea behind it is that the pubic muscles have been shortened for some reason and as such are factors in causing the nerve pain.
I have tried this a few times and I have to admit there has been some relief so I would recommend it.
Px

I've seen the post you're referring to and a word of caution for everyone (bet you're all rolling your eyes and thinking will you f***ing shut up woman!! ) but anyone with back or SI pain should not do that stretch.

I have suffered with lower back pain because of slip disc for 11 years. i live in pain 24 hours a day limited in everything you can think of. but so desperate for some relief from this most recent problem that i am now thinking is vulvodynia, so i tried this stretch. i thought i was going to die! this is not for everyone. i am glad to hear it works for some, but with someone with back problem like me, its a big NO NO

I tried this stretch too, it really strained my back. How do you do it without hurting your back? Maybe the arch I created was too big?

I started reading the Heal Pelvic Pain book by Amy Stein that that lady who invented this stretch recommended too, which has helped me understand a lot about the physio side but am not totally sure that the shortened muscles is my issue.

Worth a try though, is just a bunch of daily stretches and massage, beats zombifying drugs any day!

I've been doing Amy Stein's routine too. I think it does help to relax me, but I don't think it will cure it on its own. I can really feel how tight my muscles are, so I think anything which can help me relearn how to relax is good.

I think just her advice to do deep breathing and get exercise is useful. It sounds ridiculously simple, and I am still taking quite a lot of amitryptaline so I'm not saying it is something which is replacing pain killers, but it definitely helps me when I'm in pain from sitting down at work to go for a 10 minute walk and do some deeper breathing.

xx