Decreasing dyspareunia and dysmenorrhea in women with endometriosis via a manual physical therapy: Results from two independent studies

Journal of Endometriosis

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 188-196

  Wurn, Belinda F ^a   Wurn, Lawrence J ^a   Patterson, Kimberley ^a   Richard King, C ^b   Scharf, Eugenia S ^c  

^a Clear Passage Physical therapy   (United States)

^b Florida Medical and research Institute PA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adhesion; Dysmenorrhea; Dyspareunia; Physical therapy; Physiotherapy; Sexual dysfunction; Wurn technique

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSMENORRHEA; DYSPAREUNIA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION INDEX; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MANKOSKI PAIN SCALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE TONE; ORGASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SOFT TISSUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84865322452     PISSN: 20359969     EISSN: 2036282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JE.2012.9088     Document Type: Article

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