I was asked to review this for the Nursing Times Journal
Description:
This book aids the patient and clinician
to give overview of pelvic pain symptoms, causes and treatment options. For some patients this problem can really be misunderstood
and medical knowledge can be lacking from the medical teams. This book gives
good clear processes for patients and clinicians to follow.
Highlights:
The book is easy to read, written by experts and educators. The first sentence
in the forward gives the patient confidence and reassurance” if you suffer with
pelvic pain, you need to read this book” the hand of reassurance is there for
the sufferer and partner. It also reassures the reader they are not alone
(which sometimes feels like the case)
There are interesting patient stories and their journeys which are
interesting and can aid the sufferer. This gives a personal feel to the book
without it being too weighty on the medical aspects.
For nursing students who have no experience of this there is good
chapters regarding anatomy and contributing factors for great understanding.
This is a well written book on a complex condition.
Strengths and weaknesses:
This book is for the patient so there is not a great deal of references
or study aid at the end of each chapter for the practitioner or clinician.
Nevertheless there is a good bibliography at the end of the book. The overarching
strength for the sufferer is that there is so much hope in this book. Although
this is written in the States this book is just as apt for the sufferer and
medical teams in the UK
The authors have helped numerous people with this problem so the reader
knows this is based on experience and practice.
Overall I found no weaknesses in this book.
Potential Readers:
The patient, medical and nursing (what ever stage in their career) and
medical teams (particularly useful when looking at individual cases)
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