I have been diagnosed with anismum / paradoxical anal contractions. Apparently it is causing a prolapse in my pouch and my doctor (Dr. Bo Shen) is telling me to do biofeedback therapy. Does anyone have any experience with biofeedback therapy?
If anyone has a recommendation for a place to do biofeedback therapy in NYC as well, it would be greatly appreciated!
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im a computer nerd, so just had to try QXCI machine for biofeedback. People say its quackery and doesn't work, but for what its worth I was very impressed.
I used it more for understanding the body (analysis rather than treatment) and the practitioner was able to tell me stuff about myself I didn't know. For example she told me my issues stemmed from an untreated bout of E-coli 13 years previous... I thought this was rubbish until I got home and though about it, that year I went to Turkey and the whole family got really sick. There were loads of other snippets she told me that made perfect sense and really helped. She suggested changes to diet and stuff which did improve energy level (FWIW the change was to eat avocado, as apparently it thickens the blood and allows it to carry more oxygen etc).
She also zapped me for some know bugs I had, with a warning I might feel tired.. I got home midday and slept the rest of the day lol
I could go on for ages, and the type of biofeedback your talking about is different, but my point is I saw good results with biofeedback so yeah.. I reckon it could help you, especially if recommended by a doc, why wouldn't you?
can you better explain anismum / paradoxical anal contractions? what is it and how long you have them? how long you have your jpouch? is the prolapse causing issues itself? I ask because I have Dr Shen as well and he diagnosed me with a very mild pouch prolapse a year ago during a pouchoscopy but its not causing me any issues and stated as long as not causing issues then don't worry about it
I had a test done at the Cleveland Clinic called anorectal manometry. It tests the strength of your rectal muscles, whether you have any anal spasms and how well you are able to expel of all the waste in your pouch. According to Dr. Shen, my case of anismus is causing harm to my pouch prolapse, due to my pushing too hard and not going to the bathroom completely. He believes that biofeedback therapy will improve the anismus condition and thereby provide some relief to the pouch prolapse. Hope this helps clarify.
Beyond Basics Physical Therapy on E 42nd does it in NYC
My son was dx'd this week with anismus and Dr. Shen recommended 2 weeks of biofeedback therapy. I'm trying to locate someone in Central Massachusetts that can do this if anyone has ideas. TIA
