Oroma Nwanodi
Title: Vulvodynia Treated with Acupuncture or Electromyography Biofeedback. An Update from 2013
Biography
Biography: Oroma Nwanodi
Abstract
Conventional medical treatments of vulvodynia have limited efficacy. Surgical resection of the vulva has limiting adverse effects. Acupuncture and electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback offer alternative, foregiving treatment for vulvodynia. Currently, acupuncture for unprovoked vulvodynia has shown variable efficacy, but EMG biofeedback for provoked vulvodynia has shown consistent efficacy. Simplistically, improved trials of acupuncture for treatment of provoked and unprovoked vulvodynia are needed. However, new evidence suggests that patients who accept acupuncture for vulvodynia treatment have different pain types than patients who choose other treatment modalities. Therefore, unbiased trials of acupuncture for treatment of unprovoked and provoked vulvodynia may not occur. Similarly, direct comparison trials acupuncture to EMG biofeedback for the treatment of provoked and unprovoked vulvodynia may not occur.