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Treating Female Infertility and Improving IVF Pregnancy Rates With a Manual Physical Therapy Technique
Belinda F Wurn 1, Lawrence J Wurn 1,*, Amanda S Roscow 1, C Richard King 2, Marvin A Heuer 3, Eugenia S Scharf 4, Jonathan J Shuster 5 PMCID: PMC1395760 PMID: 15266276 Abstract Context Infertility and pregnancy. Objective To assess the effectiveness of site-specific manual soft tissue therapy in (1) facilitating natural fertility and (2) improving in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancy rates in women with histories indicating abdominopelvic adhesion formation.…
Ten-year Retrospective Study on the Efficacy of a Manual Physical Therapy to Treat Female Infertility
Amanda D. Rice, PhD; Kimberley Patterson, PTA; Leslie B. Wakefield, DPT; Evette D. Reed, PT; Kelseanne P. Breder, BA; Belinda F. Wurn, PT; C. Richard King III, MD; Lawrence J. Wurn, LMT ABSTRACT Background • Female infertility is a complex issue encompassing a wide variety of diagnoses, many of which are caused or affected by…
Treating Small Bowel Obstruction with a Manual Physical Therapy:A Controlled Prospective Efficacy Study
Journal: Gastroenterology(2015). 148(4): S-644. doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(15)32174-0 Presentation Number: Mo1229 Author Block: AmandaD.Rice, CR.King, Lawrence J. Wurn, Belinda F. Wurn, Bernhard Klingenberg Clear Passage Therapies, Gainesville, Florida, United States; 2 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States Background: Small bowel obstructions (SBOs) caused by adhesions are a common post-surgical complication with few…
Fertility and Sterility: Sexual Dysfunction
Reprinted from Volume 86, Supplement 2, September 2006 Contact: Clear Passage Therapies • www.clearpassage.com IMPROVING SEXUAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS VIA A PELVIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. L. J. Wurn, B. F. Wurn, C. R. King III, A. S. Roscow, E. S. Scharf, J. J. Shuster. Clear Passage Therapies, Inc., Gainesville, FL; Florida Medical Research Institute;…
Fertility and Sterility: Endometriosis
Reprinted from Volume 86, Supplement 2, September 2006 Contact: Clear Passage Therapies • www.clearpassage.com TREATING ENDOMETRIOSIS PAIN WITH A MANUAL PELVIC PHYSICAL THERAPY. L. J. Wurn, B. F. Wurn, C.R. King III, A. S. Roscow, E. S. Scharf, J. J. Shuster. Clear Passage Therapies, Inc., Gainesville, FL; Florida Medical Research Institute; Southeastern Women’s Health, Gainesville,…
Fertility and Sterility: Hydrosalpinx
Reprinted from Volume 86, Supplement 2, September 2006 Contact: Clear Passage Therapies • www.clearpassage.com TREATING HYDROSALPINX WITH A MANUAL PHYSICAL THERAPY.L. J. Wum, B. F. Wum, M. Kan, C.R. King III, A. S. Roscow, E. S. Scharf. Clear Passage Therapies, Inc., Gainesville, FL; Newport Fertility Center, Newport Beach, CA; Florida Medical Research Institute; and Southeastern…
Clearing Bowel Obstruction and Decreasing Painin a Terminally Ill Patient via Manual Physical Therapy
Amanda D. Rice, PhD, Evette D’Avy Reed, PT, Kimberly Patterson, PTA, LMT, Belinda F. Wurn, PT, and Lawrence J. Wurn, LMT Journal of Palliative Medicine Volume 16, Number 3, 2013 © Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. DOI: 10.1089/jpm. 2012.0458 This is a copy of an article published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine,© 2013 copyright Mary…
Decreasing recurrent bowel obstructions, improving quality of life with physiotherapy: Controlled study
Amanda D Rice, Kimberley Patterson, Evette D Reed, Belinda F Wurn, Kristen Robles, Bernhard Klingenberg, Leonard B Weinstock, Janey SA Pratt, C Richard King III, Lawrence J Wurn Amanda D Rice, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine-Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 85004, United States Kimberley Patterson, Evette D Reed, Belinda F Wurn, Kristen Robles,…
Treating Fallopian Tube Occlusion with a Manual Pelvic Physical Therapy
Belinda F. Wurn, PT; Lawrence J. Wurn, LMT; C. Richard King, MD; Marvin A. Heuer, MD; Amanda S. Roscow, MPT; Kimberley Hornberger, PTA, LMT; Eugenia S. Scharf, PhD Disclosure: Therapy was performed and data gathered at Clear Passage Therapies, Inc, in Gainesville, Florida, which funded the study. The company is owned by Belinda F. Wurn,…
Endometriosis Pain and Symptoms
It’s a chronic disease affecting millions of women globally. Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside it, causing significant pain and various other symptoms. This condition presents with a wide range of manifestations, making diagnosis challenging for many individuals. Symptoms of Endometriosis Pain Defining Endometriosis and Cellular Behavior Endometriosis…