Dr. Vince LeoneOwner, Consultant, Specialized Practice · Owner, Consultant at Specialized Practice

Pelvic Pain? It Could Be Your Spine! (Peapod Syndrome Explained)

13 May 2026 · 1 min

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Dr. Vince Leone explains Peapod Syndrome, where lumbar spine disc herniations cause pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, and urological or gastrointestinal problems instead of typical back pain. Clinicians often miss the spinal source because symptoms look like gynecological or digestive issues.

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The second talk is gonna be on pelvic pain and organic dysfunction. Gonna be hour-long talk on that, or 45 minutes. It's called the Peapod Syndrome. And again, this is a condition that is caused by disc herniations in the lumbar spine, but their only symptom sometimes is pelvic pain or— Wild. Sexual dysfunction, gynecological, urological, Gastrointestinal disturbances sometimes are their only symptoms, but it's coming from the lumbar spine and disc herniations there.