PPOD Syndrome Case Reports

The cases presented here demonstrate the wide range in symptomatic variation and clinical presentation of the mechanically induced Pelvic Pain and Organic Dysfunction (PPOD) syndrome patient. This variation in clinical presentation is one of the reasons why the condition is so elusive, confusing and difficult for those unfamiliar with this disorder to accurately diagnose and effectively treat.

From case number 1, which demonstrates relatively mild involvement, which often occurs during the early developing stages of the disorder, to case number 16, which details the history of an individual who had suffered extensively for many years (and everything in between), these cases represent typical profiles of the mechanically induced PPOD syndrome patient that you can study, learn from, and make comparisons to. While the mechanically induced PPOD syndrome occurs more often in women, case numbers 5, 9 and 13 are presentations that represent typical male PPOD syndrome patients.

Case numbers 4, 5 and 16 also appear in the book Pelvic Pain and Organic Dysfunction: The PPOD Syndrome. A new solution to chronic pelvic pain and the disturbances of bladder, bowel, gynecologic and sexual function that accompany it. By James E. Browning, D.C. and published by Outskirts Press Inc. 2008.

Index to the Case Reports:

To assist you in identifying cases with a particular type of problem, the diagnoses/symptoms listed below are followed by the case numbers of individuals who presented with that particular symptom or diagnosis having been one of their dominant or leading PPOD syndrome complaints.