Category: Abdominal / Pelvic Adhesions
Clear Passage® November Newsletter – 2018
Read more: Clear Passage® November Newsletter – 2018Many exciting things are happening at Clear Passage®! Below are just a few of them. New Locations: Manhattan and Boca Raton, Florida Manhattan: On November 1st, we opened a location in Midtown Manhattan. The director there (Aura Bijou, PT) has wonderful hands and many years of experience doing Clear Passage® work, as a prior Manhattan…
The Clear Passage® Insider – Spring 2018 Issue
Read more: The Clear Passage® Insider – Spring 2018 IssueNew Adhesions Book Published Written by the founders of Clear Passage®, this book will provide you with an excellent overview and understanding of the internal scars called adhesions. Invisible to most diagnostic tests, your doctor can miss or disregard adhesions as a cause of your problems. After a lifetime of studying these commonly overlooked but…
Infertility Risk Factors
Read more: Infertility Risk FactorsInfertility is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after 12 or more months of sexual intercourse without the use of contraceptives. Infertility is a common condition that affects 1 in 8 couples each year in the United States. Many people don’t realize how common fertility issues are. This causes many people to be aware…
Lifesaving Therapy for Intestinal Obstructions Comes to St. Louis
Read more: Lifesaving Therapy for Intestinal Obstructions Comes to St. Louis“Hands-on” physical therapy that feels like a deep massage shows promise for preventing life-threatening bowel obstructions. February 28, 2017 – Over one hundred thousand Americans have surgery, and thousands die each year due to small bowel obstructions (SBO). In this condition, internal scars called adhesions can block the passage of food through the intestines. The condition…
SIBO and Gut Motility
Read more: SIBO and Gut MotilityWhat is SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth)? A person is diagnosed with SIBO when there is an increased number of bacteria or a significant change in the types of bacteria found in the small bowel. A common misconception is that SIBO results from a single type of bacteria. Because a healthy bowel contains a spectrum of…
Podcast: Larry and Belinda Wurn Discuss Adhesions With Dr. Ruscio
Read more: Podcast: Larry and Belinda Wurn Discuss Adhesions With Dr. RuscioLarry and Belinda Wurn, founders of Clear Passage®, were recently interviewed on Dr. Michael Ruscio’s podcast. The Wurns spoke with Dr. Ruscio about abdominal adhesions and how they are a commonly overlooked cause of SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), IBS, chronic pain, and infertility. Click below to hear the experts discuss the diagnosis and treatment…
Patient Story: Adhesions and PCOS
Read more: Patient Story: Adhesions and PCOSExtensive Adhesions and PCOS – Elyse’s Story Elyse’s story is an excerpt from our book, Overcome Infertility and Pain, Naturally In early 2004, my husband and I got married. We were ready to start a family right away, and I stopped taking oral contraceptives. I had been on the pill for twelve years in order to…
Pelvic Adhesions: What You May Not Know
Read more: Pelvic Adhesions: What You May Not KnowSome women will never even know that they have pelvic adhesions. For others, pelvic adhesions lead to a variety of women’s health conditions, including chronic pelvic pain and infertility. Often robbing women of fulfilling relationships, the gift of motherhood, and overall quality of life, these bands of internal scar tissue can have a profound impact…
Bowel Blockage Symptoms
Read more: Bowel Blockage SymptomsThe first symptoms of blocked bowel obstruction, also called bowel blockage, are typically pain, nausea, or vomiting. These symptoms are often accompanied by difficulty or inability to pass gas or stool. Additional symptoms that develop as the bowel blockage worsens are: Severe abdominal pain, persistent bloating, nausea, and the inability to pass gas or stool…
How to Prevent Surgery Adhesions
Read more: How to Prevent Surgery AdhesionsQ: I have adhesions as a result of a serious abdominal surgery several years ago. I’ve researched different treatments, and it sounds like my only option is to have surgery to clear the adhesions. I’ve been advised not to go this route because I’ll have more adhesions as a result of the surgery. Is there…