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Complementary and Alternative Medical Treatments of Bladder Pain Syndrome

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Complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) may offer adjuvant treatment options for patients with bladder pain syndrome (BPS) for which “traditional” therapies alone have failed. The goal of CAM therapies is improved quality of life through patient education and empowerment. CAM therapy is individualized to the need of the patient. Support groups, behavioral techniques, lifestyle modification, and psychotherapy are some examples of different types of CAM therapies employed in the treatment of patients with BPS.

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  1. Urology, Center for Pelvic Health and Reconstructive Surgery, Smith Institute for Urology, North Shore—LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, USA

    Z. Chad Baxter M.D.

  2. The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, North Shore—Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY, USA

    Helen R. Levey D.O., M.P.H.

  3. Urology Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, FPMRS, The Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute, Drexel University College of Medicine, 207 N. Broad Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Jennifer Yonaitis Fariello M.S.N., C.R.N.P.

  4. Urology Division, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology, New Hyde Park, NY, USA

    Robert M. Moldwin M.D.

  5. Urology Department, The Hofstra University School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, USA

    Robert M. Moldwin M.D.

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  2. University Hospital Antwerp, Department of Urology, and Antwerp University, Edegem, 2650, Belgium

    Jean Jacques Wyndaele

  3. and Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC,, Departments of Immunology, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 3141 XW, Netherlands

    Joop P. van de Merwe

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  5. Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Urogynecology S.Carlo-IDI, Catholic University, Rome, 00165, Italy

    Mauro Cervigni

  6. Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Urology, Sahlgrens Academy at University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, 41345, Sweden

    Magnus Fall

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Baxter, Z.C., Levey, H.R., Fariello, J.Y., Moldwin, R.M. (2013). Complementary and Alternative Medical Treatments of Bladder Pain Syndrome. In: Nordling, J., Wyndaele, J., van de Merwe, J., Bouchelouche, P., Cervigni, M., Fall, M. (eds) Bladder Pain Syndrome. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6929-3_18

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