Mr. J

"After having my fissures (tears at the anus) treated by surgeon Grietje Vander Mijnsbrugge, I was referred to F-act Pelvic Pain Clinic. Through various relaxation exercises, there was relief from the pain after several visits. But the pain was not gone; it remained continuous. Eventually we managed to bring this to "pain free," but at the slightest thing the whole thing would contract again and the pain would be back for several days. Fetske described it as, "We are just above freezing. For me, this was already a very nice result, but for Fetske it was still not good enough. I then started working with Youri Rietveld in my neighborhood. He taught me to use my abdominal muscles differently. I was mainly using my superficial abdominal muscles, even during exercise, which together with my pelvic floor muscles remained very tense. Through the exercises, my pelvic floor muscles have now really calmed down. Going to the toilet is back to normal and I have really been completely pain free for about 6 weeks now, even with exertion, sports or stress. Yesterday I visited Youri for the last time. If necessary, I can fall back on Fetske's relaxation exercises and/or his abdominal exercises. Hopefully then I will never have to be treated surgically again. Ladies and gentleman, thank you all so much for your expertise, patience and most of all your decisive approach. I am a very satisfied EX patient. Thank you!"