Update on “Decreasing dyspareunia and dysmenorrhea in women with endometriosis via a manual physical therapy: Results from 2 independent studies”

摘要

In a previous publication, our group presented 2 small cohort studies that assessed the improvements in endometriosis-associated pain, specifically dyspareu-nia and dysmenorrhea (1). These patients were treated with a 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 Study II to assess the longevity of the improvement in dyspareunia and dysmenorrhea symptoms. A total of 7 of the 18 original patients from the prospective study were available for follow-up at 4 and 12 months posttreatment. Patients ranked their level of pain with menstruation and intercourse over the previous 4 weeks from 0 to 10 using the Mankoski pain scale. The age range of patients available for long-term follow-up was 31-41 years (mean 36.2, median 37.5), comprising a similar demographic to the original treatment group.