Category: Published Studies

Amanda D. Rice, PhD, Evette D’Avy Reed, PT, Kimberly Patterson, PTA, LMT, Belinda F. Wurn, PT, and Lawrence J. Wurn, LMT Decreasing pain and improving function and quality of life are important topics for patients who refuse, or are not candidates for, traditional medical interventions, and those at the end stages of disease. Patients with…

by Amanda D. Rice, Richard King, Evette D’Avy Reed, Kimberley Patterson, Belinda F. Wurn, and Lawrence J. Wurn * Clear Passage Physical Therapy, 4421 NW 39th Ave, Ste 2-2, Gainesville, FL 32606, USA* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. J. Clin. Med. 2013, 2(1), 1-12; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm2010001 Submission received: 28 December 2012 / Revised: 14 January 2013 / Accepted: 22 January 2013 / Published: 4 February 2013…

Amanda D Rice 1, Leslie B Wakefield 1, Kimberley Patterson 1, Evette D’Avy Reed 1, Belinda F Wurn 1, C Richard King III 1, Lawrence J Wurn 1 PMCID: PMC3977160  PMID: 24711912 Abstract In this case study, we report the use of manual physical therapy in a pediatric patient experiencing complications from a life-threatening motor vehicle accident that necessitated 19 surgeries over the course of 12 months. Post-surgical adhesions decreased…

Amanda D Rice 1, Leslie B Wakefield 1, Kimberley Patterson 1, Evette D’Avy Reed 1, Belinda F Wurn 1, Bernhard Klingenberg 2, C Richard King III, Lawrence J Wurn 1,* PMCID: PMC4934500  PMID: 27429266 Abstract A validated questionnaire to assess the impact of small bowel obstructions (SBO) on patients’ quality of life was developed and validated. The questionnaire included measurements for the impact on the patients’ quality of life with respect…

1 Leonard B Weinstock, 2 Janey S. A. Pratt, 3 Lawrence Wurn, 4 Sharon Hepburn 1 Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine; Specialists in Gastroenterology, LLC, St. Louis, MO 63141, United States; 2 Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA 94035, United States;…

Lawrence J Wurn 1, Belinda F Wurn 1, Amanda S Roscow 1, C Richard King 2, Eugenia S Scharf 3, Jonathan J Shuster 4 PMCID: PMC1480593  PMID: 15775874 Abstract Context Female sexual pain and dysfunction Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a new site-specific, manual soft-tissue therapy in increasing orgasm and reducing dyspareunia (painful intercourse) in women with histories indicating abdominopelvic adhesion formation. Design and Intervention A total…

Belinda F Wurn 1, Lawrence J Wurn 1,✉, Kimberley Patterson 1, C Richard King 2, Eugenia S Scharf 3 PMCID: PMC6154826 Purpose To assess the efficacy of a non-invasive, site-specific manual physiotherapeutic technique in ameliorating dyspareunia and dysmenorrhea, commonly associated with endometriosis, by performing a retrospective and prospective analysis, respectively. Methods Human female subjects, all surgically diagnosed with endometriosis, were enrolled in each of…

In a previous publication, our group presented 2 small cohort studies that assessed the improvements in endometriosis-associated pain, specifically dyspareunia and dysmenorrhea (1). These patients were treated with manual physiotherapy (Wurn technique) at a private physical therapy clinic. Following the publication of the study in 2011, we conducted additional follow-up on the patients presented in…

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.…

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…