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Adhesion Endometriosis

Adhesion Endometriosis: Endometrial tissue, endometriosis, endo can cause endomertiosis pain

Uterus with adhesions: endometriosis (left) and adhesions (right)
can form outside the uterus

Adhesions, endometriosis, and pain have become intimately related over the years. While surgery can decrease adhesions, endometriosis pain is elusive. Sometimes even the best surgeon finds that endometriosis pain returns.

We know of only two ways to decrease adhesions, endometriosis pain, and related dysfunction: surgery and our therapy. Surgeons save lives and improve lifestyles for their patients, but no matter how skilled the surgeon, they cannot stop adhesions and endometriosis from forming. Adhesions, endometriosis pain, and dysfunction may persist or increase, despite the surgeon's best efforts.

Adhesions and endometriosis ccan cause pain anywhere in the body. They are implicated in menstrual, pelvic and intercourse pain, abdominal and low back pain, and infertility. We find that adhesions, which form strong bonds as part of the inflammatory process of endometriosis, cause chronic pain or dysfunction (see illustration below). The focus of our work is to break the adhesions naturally and return the body to a pain-free, functional state.

Adhesion Endometriosis

Adhesions and endometriosis


Scientific data on our ability to decrease adhesions in patients with endometriosis is reflected in two pilot studies. We were honored by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) to present these abstracts to their physician members in the Fall of 2006. Both of these have now been published in Fertility and Sterility – the medical journal of the ASRM. Study summaries are available at our medical studies page .

Adhesions: endometriosis pain study: In "Treating endometriosis pain with a manual pelvic physical therapy," we examined adhesion and endometriosis pain at several times during the cycle

Results showed that our non-surgical therapy decreased pain at all times during the menstrual cycle. The greatest improvements were shown at the (typically) most painful times – during menstruation and sexual intercourse.

Adhesions: endometriosis sexual function study: In “Improving sexual function in patients with endometriosis via a pelvic physical therapy,” we reported the results of our therapy in women with endometriosis on the six domains of sexual function measurable by science:

Following therapy, participants reported improvement in all six areas, and overall . The greatest improvements were shown in intercourse pain. Percent of patients who showed improvement after therapy are as follows:

We have helped many people who suffer from adhesions, endometriosis pain, and dysfunction. Our directors spent years studying techniques and developing protocols to restore patients' bodies to a state of balance, harmony, and increased function. Our treatment sessions are individualized and last approximately one hour, based on individual needs. Treatment is one-on-one, and is in private treatment rooms. From your first visit, we use a "hands-on" approach to treat your symptoms. For more detailed information on treatment, visit our “ what treatment is like ” webpage.