Pudendal neuralgia, a painful condition of the genital, buttock or pelvic area, is most commonly caused by pudendal nerve entrapment, according to the International Pudendal Neuropathy Association. People may develop pudendal nerve entrapment...
Riding a bicycle puts a lot of pressure on your backside. Mayo Clinic defines a pinched nerve as compression by surrounding tissue, such as muscle. When riding a bike for extended periods puts pressure on the pudendal nerve near the pelvis....
Pelvic, or pudendal, pain can be chronic and very uncomfortable. Medically referred to as pudendal nerve entrapment, or PNE, it has no known cause. The pain is often located in the outer areas of the genitals such as the penis, scrotum, labia or...
Pudendal nerve pain, also referred to as pudendal neuralgia, is caused by impingement, entrapment, or compression of the pudendal nerve located deep within the pelvic girdle or bony pelvis. The condition affects both men and women. Because...
Like other forms of aerobic exercise, bicycling provides many health benefits. Unfortunately, your bicycle seat can cause pain and discomfort, possibly leading to nerve damage. Two factors that greatly influence your risk for developing nerve...
Some dangers of bike riding are obvious, such as muscle injury from overuse and potential injury from crashes in traffic. Less obvious is the risk of nerve damage from sitting on bikes. If you are suffering the symptoms of nerve damage, make some...
If you are a runner, you may experience twinges, aches, pains or other symptoms from time to time. If you experience a numb perineum, visit a doctor to determine whether you have pudendal neuralgia. While cycling is more often a cause of this...
Prostate pain when sitting is most often associated with inflammation of the prostate, or prostatitis. According to the Prostatitis Foundation, pain or discomfort, between the penis and rectum (perineum) that feels like you are sitting on a golf...
Cycling in your 50s is a different ride than it was in your 20s. Now that you're middle-aged, you have physical issues to consider. These issues don't mean you can't pedal with the best of them, but they might require that you get an OK from your...
Pudendal nerve disorders, such as neuralgia or entrapment, require a multidisciplinary approach that often includes physical therapy. Pudendal nerve disorders cause numbness, pain or tingling throughout area innervated by the pudendal nerve or its...
