Guest guest Posted July 6, 2001 Report Share Posted July 6, 2001 Since this topic has been talked about a bit recently, I just want to emphasise a couple of points ... People have been talking about vaginismus as a secondary response to vestibulitis (which no doubt happens), but the opposite can also be true - vaginismus can cause vestibulitis. Unstable and permanently tense pelvic floor muscles can cause vestibulitis and dysesthetic vulvodynia, and if you have vaginismus that is a very good indication that you have a muscle tension problem! It is kind of a vicious circle where pain causes tension and tension causes pain. This is not to say it is " in your head " (I have vvs caused by muscle tension and I experience very real pain!), but rather, something at some point triggered a muscle tension problem, which trigerred more pain, causing more tension, etc etc. I strongly urge anyone in this situation to seek out biofeedback treatment and/or PT. Also, the thing that has helped me the most recently is quitting WORRYING about this. When I worry about my vulva, my muscles tense up and BANG, big flare next day. Things got so much worse for me a year ago after I discovered to my horror that some people had suffered from this for 10+ years. Again, this doesn't mean the pain is " in my head " , but psychological factors do influence my pain levels for reasons of muscle tension. The good thing is that I can turn this round to my advantage and use psychological techniques to help get better (tho' what I would really like is biofeedback, but you can't get it here yet- grrrrrr!). andrea xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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