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Ending Female Pain: A Woman's Manual - The Ultimate Self-Help Guide for Women Suffering from Chronic Pelvic and Sexual Pain

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As a pelvic floor educator, yoga instructor and reforming pelvic pain sufferer, i have to say this is the best book out there on the subject. I travel the country educating women about their pelvic floors and until now have only been able to refer the women who have tightness or pain to books that were lacking in some way. This book gives you the "how to" on every level. Very easy to read and understand for the lay person. Very clear and concise on instructions (for example on self massage). With this book, Isa can help others that cannot get to her office. Isa's voice is loud and clear that her intent is to alleviate suffering. In the world of yoga, alleviating the suffering of others is one of the highest callings. She has my utmost respect as a pioneer in the field. Buy this book if you have pelvic pain. It is invaluable.

I am an IC patient and chronic pelvic pain sufferer. After having gone through physical therapy to the end of my financial resources I thought that the only hope left for me was medication and what few home exercises I had learned. Now I am thrilled to have found this book. Isa gives you very easy to follow, detailed instructions for finding relief from daily pain. I am now able to use less medication and hope to be able to one day not use any for relief of my pelvic floor issues. The road to healing your pelvic pain issues is not easy but with this tool I have confidence that I can help myself recover. I am looking forward to living a more pain free and productive lifestyle.

Isa Herrera shares her many, many years of clinical work in a concise, easy to read and manageable format. At the end the book, you will feel that she has personally shared success stories with you that are helpful on your own path to healing. The exercises provided will benefit any woman who has given birth and I honestly feel that her program should be a mandatory part of any post-partum clinic, hospital, nurse, or doula's training. Thank you Isa and I hope to visit your clinic one day!

Isa Herrera's book is bold, fearless, empowering and a must have for any woman suffering from chronic pelvic pain. The book details self-help physical exercises, many of which use the foam roller, (an inexpensive therapy tool) which changed my life. Being a New Yorker, I had the luck of being a patient of Isa so I got to know her skill as a clinician so in reading this book I can tell you that she has not held any of her knowledge back- she lays it all out in the book with excellent photos along with clearly written descriptions of the exercises. As a clinician and author,Chinese Medicine & Healthy Weight Management I know how hard it is as a to write for the layperson, but Isa overcame the potential pitfalls of dry writing and created a very accessible book.

As a mother of a toddler it is challenging to find time to do my all my PT exercises and yoga etc. But what I learned from Isa is that even by spending 10-15 minutes per day on the foam roller can transform the way my body felt. If you suffer from any of the health issues mention in the publishers description, or if you are like me who suffered from pelvic pain due to a prolonged labor which ended in an emergency C-section and left me with chronic pain and bladder problems (and more) for over a year, this book is for you. After almost a year and half of suffering, I am pain free thanks to the exercises I learned from Isa!! Don't let this opportunity for self-care and healing pass you by. Be Well!

I am a midwife and I bought this book as an addition to my library and a resource for women experiencing problems with pelvic pain. I really like how the pelvic floor is described, the suggested exercises are easy to replicate. I recommend pelvic floor exercises to all my clients and this is the first book in the English language that I have found that I will be able to use without modifications. The chapter on scar care is very helpful also.
For women with pain this book is even more valuable than it will be in my practice and I would encourage all women who suffer from pelvic pain in any context to read and use this.

I just had my second baby 2 1/2 months ago and this book had been an essential part of my post-partum recovery. I was amazed how the manual techniques illustrated in this book helped with my healing and resolved old issues that I had from the birth of my first child. They are very easy to follow and Herrera shows you how to easily integrate them into your lifestyle. This book has been a life saver for me. This holistic approach to healing has helped me stay centered and feel good during this challenging and stressful time. I only wish I had this book the first time around.

While Isa Herrera's book covers many causes of pelvic pain, it is a must for any postpartum woman. Taking care of a new born is a daunting task, but recovering from childbirth can be just as challenging. There seems to be a code of silence around childbirth recovery. Many women don't want to scare expectant mothers and most doctors take a very hands-off approach, prescribing nothing more than time and rest. This leaves a new mother with little support and no answers. Suffering in silence, the new mom just perpetuates the idea that we all sail through recovery with ease. Isa's book is an in-depth dialog on the subject of pelvic pain, giving women the answers and support they need. Her simple and non-invasive techniques, from massage to exercises, give the reader specific tools to speed her own recovery. Labor is a challenging and empowering event; recovery should be the same. Isa makes that possible. After any physical trauma muscles need help to restore their strength and flexibility. The doctors are right, time and rest are essential to the healing process, but without taking proactive steps, many offered here in this book, hope is quickly lost and recovery can stall indefinitely. This book brings the physical therapist into your home, empowering you at a time when you most need it. Using these techniques my own pain was immediately reduced. After lots of hard work, I am now pain-free.

If you suffer from any kind of pelvic pain you must get this book! Isa's techniques, exercises and creative remedies can help you take control of your life again. She gives you the tools that enable you to manage and overcome the issues that cause your pain. It is life changing, truly amazing and I highly recommend it.

Ending Female Pain has been my life saver. As someone who suffers from chronic Female Pain I can attest to Isa Herrera's methods as the best out there. Her well written instructions are perfect to follow along and she really does give the tools to help eradicate and manage these problems. By using her methods I have finally gotten my life back.

Ending Female pain is just the journey one needs to take to find the path to wellness. When doctors sent me away frustrated or confused by the condition, when antidepressants and pain pills all failed, the methods in Isa's books delivered results.

Don't go on suffering for years with no end in sight as I did- this book really does teach you the methods to healing yourself!

This book was fantastic. Finally explains pelvic disfunction and how you get control over it. It is amazing that something as simple as tight muscles
can cause so many problems.

By doing simple exercises ever day, you will see your pain begin to vanish. It gives real help to those in chronic pain - without pills or surgery. I showed it to my PT - I use it in conjunction with the therapy. They said the improvement was impressive. I am looking forward to being pain-free by the summer - after almost 5 years of extreme pain.