title: Understanding the pelvic pain mechanism is key to find an adequate therapeutic approach.
abstract: Pain is a natural mechanism to actual or potential tissue damage and involves both a sensory and an emotional experience. In chronic pelvic pain, localisation of pain can be widespread and can cause considerable distress. A multidisciplinary approach is needed in order to fully understand the pelvic pain mechanism and to identify an adequate therapeutic approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht - The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Kerrebroeck
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000628:therapy*