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Men have pelvic pain too. Let’s talk about it.

You can watch my interview with Karl Monahan here.

I’ve been wanting to talk about male pelvic pain. Men have pelvises and get pelvic pain. Why does it remain a taboo? This one is for both patients and clinicians.

Karl and I have been friends for a while. He’s a wonderful human, therapist, pain expert, collaborator… he generally defies labels. From a background in sports and advanced clinical massage therapy and specialist training in Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy (ATMAT)  he’s built a wonderfully holistic clinic and practice that serves men with pelvic pain. You can find out about Karl here and his clinic here.

It speaks volumes that only in the last few years have we made the transition from “Women’s Health” physiotherapy (with physios who also treat men) to “Pelvic health physiotherapy” – a much more apt name for the treatment of pelvises, regardless of gender identity nor anatomy. It’s a...

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