The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 556-560 , February 2008

Muscle Tenderness in Men With Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: The Chronic Prostatitis Cohort Study

  • Daniel A. Shoskes

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave., Desk A100, Cleveland, Ohio 44915 (telephone: 216-445-4757).
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Farr Labs and Triurol.
    • ,
  • Richard Berger

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • ,
  • Angelo Elmi

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • ,
  • J. Richard Landis

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • ,
  • Kathleen J. Propert

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Nothing to disclose.
    • ,
  • Scott Zeitlin

      Affiliations

    • David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • Financial interest and/or other relationship with Boehringer Ingelheim.
    • ,
  • Chronic Prostatitis Collaborative Research Network Study Group

Received 3 July 2007

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  2. Anderson RU, Wise D, Sawyer T, Chan C. Integration of myofascial trigger point release and paradoxical relaxation training treatment of chronic pelvic pain in men. J Urol. 2005;174:155
  3. Schaeffer AJ, Landis JR, Knauss JS, Propert KJ, Alexander RB, Litwin MS, et al. Demographic and clinical characteristics of men with chronic prostatitis: the National Institutes Of Health Chronic Prostatitis Cohort Study. J Urol. 2002;168:593
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  6. Yang CC, Lee JC, Kromm BG, Ciol MA, Berger RE, Nickel JC, et al. Pain sensitization in male chronic pelvic pain syndrome: why are symptoms so difficult to treat?. J Urol. 2003;170:823
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 For another article on a related topic see page 759.

 Supported by Grant No. R01 DK53736, R01 DK53752, R01 DK53732, R01 DK53730, R01 DK53734 and R01 DK53746 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

 Editor’s Note: This article is the third of 5 published in this issue for which category 1 CME credits can be earned. Instructions for obtaining credits are given with the questions on pages 794 and 795.

PII: S0022-5347(07)02590-6

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.09.088

The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 556-560 , February 2008

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