FC31.1 Chronic pudendal nerve stimulation: Description of an original method and a new therapeutic option in neurogenic sacral area dysfunctions

Effect of knack technique on vaginal laxity in multiparous women: A randomized controlled trial

“…Neuromodulation (NM) is defined as the alteration of neural pathways through the delivery of electrical stimulation or chemical agents to targeted sites of the body and can be used to improve functions and alleviate symptoms related to the relief of pain, restoration of function or normal bowel, bladder control and many more (Haylen et al., 2010). Several neuromodulation routes have been shown to treat chronic and/or refractory pelvic pain, including: transcutaneous pelvic stimulation (Iglesia & Smithling, 2017; Isaza et al., 2021), transvaginal and trans rectal electrical stimulation (Istek et al., 2014), percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (Juliana et al., 2020; Kelly et al., 2016), sacral nerve electrical stimulation (SNS) (Lauretti et al., 2015; Lemos & Lemos, 2016; Zimmerman et al., 2018), pudendal nerve electrical stimulation (Logsdon et al., 2006; Malaguti, 2009), and conus medularis stimulation (Martellucci et al., 2012). NM has been shown to be effective at improving all these aspects of pelvic floor function, pelvic pain, bowel, bladder and sexual function which potentially makes it particularly useful in the adjuvant treatment of vaginal laxity (Miller et al., 1998), by improving in pelvic floor strength which is responsible for them.…”