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For the pelvic-pain syndrome that affects many men, Cochrane reviews find alpha-blockers, antibiotics and anti-inflammatories each help only a little. Acupuncture and shockwave therapy have the firmer support.
Pelvic-floor muscle training cured stress incontinence in 56% of women versus 6% on no treatment. Guidelines put it and bladder training first, ahead of medication.
The professional guideline now frames recovery as an ongoing process through at least 12 weeks, and one pelvic-floor study found birth injuries still resolving a full year after delivery.
A Cochrane review found women doing pelvic floor muscle training were eight times more likely to report their stress incontinence cured than untreated women — with the strongest evidence for that one condition.
Germany's DINKS trial is one of the largest randomised tests of a reimbursable digital therapeutic. The effect is big, the comparator is usual care alone, and the sponsor made the app.