A few of you may remember me; I was a poster here several years ago. I
used to have an extremely severe and debilitating case of CPPS, bad
enough that I was in constant pain for over 10 months. All of the
treatments recommended to me by physicians were ineffective. I was
desperate, just as many of you probably are, and I began to suspect
that I might not find a way out of the condition.

Eventually I tried the physical therapy suggested by Dr. David Wise of
Stanford fame. Apprently my pelvic musculature was in disastrous
shape, and this was causing nerve damage. So I tried the following
treatments: I had PT on the pelvic musculature, I learned to relax the
pelvic musculature, and I stopped sitting for 60+ hrs a week (I'm a
computer programmer). What followed was an immediate and dramatic
improvement in my condition: within one month, my pain was >70%
reduced. After that, my pain continued to improve, albeit very slowly,
until it went away entirely.

Now, years later, my prostatitis is only a very bad memory. Because of
this, I cannot recommend too highly that people diagnosed with CPPS
investigate the Stanford protocol, and find a Physical Therapist
competent to do it.

I've recommended this treatment to others, and most who have tried it
have improved greatly. I'm not the only one whose pain was caused by
pelvic muscle dysfunction and ensuing nerve damage. It's possible
that, by investigating the Stanford Protocol, you may find a way out
of your pain, just as I have.

Tom W

p.s. Some of you know that I post a message like this every 6 months
or so. Every time I post to this newsgroup there are a bunch of
posters who reply "HERESY!!!" and suggest that I'm a spy or operative
for the Stanford Clinic, etc. Because of the response I get, I don't
usually respond to messages posted to this newsgroup (sorry). I can
quite assure you that I have no professional connection whatsoever to
any clinican.