Endometriose

Anja Engel-Schulmeyer, Claudia Knox
In: DO - Deutsche Zeitschrift für Osteopathie · 2024 · vol. 22(04) , pp. 18–24 · doi:10.1055/a-2293-8621 · W4402846958
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This article explores how osteopathy may reduce symptoms in women diagnosed with endometriosis, a condition increasingly diagnosed with significant quality of life impact.

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The paper reviews evidence suggesting osteopathy may be effective for various gynecologic complaint patterns, focusing on endometriosis, which the authors note is increasingly diagnosed and that only about 75% of women with confirmed endometriosis report symptoms. It aims to describe how osteopathy could reduce endometriosis-related symptoms, drawing on related literature rather than presenting new experimental results in the provided text. A key limitation explicitly visible from the excerpt is that the discussion is narrative/overview-based, with no direct methodological details or outcome data for a specific new study included here. Relevance to endometriosis: the paper is devoted to endometriosis and specifically frames osteopathy as a potential approach to reduce endometriosis symptoms.

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Zu verschiedenen Beschwerdebildern in der Frauenheilkunde liegt bereits eine Evidenz für die Wirksamkeit der Osteopathie vor 1, z. B. zur Endometriose, die durch bessere Diagnostik und vermehrtes Interesse immer häufiger diagnostiziert wird. Nur etwa 75% der Frauen, bei denen eine Endometriose nachgewiesen werden kann, sind symptomatisch. Die Symptome schränken die Lebensqualität deutlich ein. In diesem Artikel soll beleuchtet werden, inwiefern Osteopathie die Symptome reduzieren kann 2.
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Subscribe to RSS DOI: 10.1055/a-2293-8621 Endometriose Authors Zu verschiedenen Beschwerdebildern in der Frauenheilkunde liegt bereits eine Evidenz für die Wirksamkeit der Osteopathie vor [1], z. B. zur Endometriose, die durch bessere Diagnostik und vermehrtes Interesse immer häufiger diagnostiziert wird. Nur etwa 75% der Frauen, bei denen eine Endometriose nachgewiesen werden kann, sind symptomatisch. Die Symptome schränken die Lebensqualität deutlich ein. In diesem Artikel soll beleuchtet werden, inwiefern Osteopathie die Symptome reduzieren kann [2]. Publication History Article published online: 16 September 2024 © 2024. Thieme. All rights reserved. Georg Thieme Verlag KG Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany - Literatur - 1 Ruffini N, D’Alessandro G, Pimpinella A. et al. The Role of Osteopathic Care in Gynaecology and Obstetrics: An Updated Systematic Review. Healthcare 2022; 10: 1566 - 2 Bulletti C, Coccia ME, Battistoni S. et al. Endometriosis and infertility. J Assist Reprod Genet 2010; 27: 441-447 - 3 Eskenazi B, Warner ML. Epidemiology of endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1997; 24: 235-258 - 4 Burney RO, Giudice LC. Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of endometriosis. Fertil Steril 2012; 98: 511-519 - 5 Meuleman C, Vandenabeele B, Fieuws S. et al. High prevalence of endometriosis in infertile women with normal ovulation and normospermic partners. Fertil Steril 2009; 92: 68-74 - 6 Nnoaham KE, Hummelshoj L, Webster P. et al. Impact of endometriosis on quality of life and work productivity: a multicenter study across ten countries. Fertil Steril 2011; 96: 366-373 - 7 Machairiotis N, Stylianaki A, Dryllis G. et al. Extrapelvic endometriosis: a rare entity or an under diagnosed condition?. Diagn Pathol 2013; 8: 194 - 8 Keckstein J, Saridogan E, Ulrich UA. et al. The #Enzian classification: A comprehensive non-invasive and surgical description system for endometriosis. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2021; 100: 1165-1175 - 9 Dutta D. DC Dutta’s Textbook of Gynecology. 8. Aufl. New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers Medical; 2013 - 10 Arung W, Meurisse M, Detry O. Pathophysiology and prevention of postoperative peritoneal adhesions. World J Gastroenterol WJG 2011; 17: 4545-4553 - 11 Hammoud A, Gago LA, Diamond MP. Adhesions in patients with chronic pelvic pain: A role for adhesiolysis?. Fertil Steril 2004; 82: 1483-1491 - 12 Proctor ML, Farquhar CM. Dysmenorrhoea. Clin Evid 2006; 15: 2429-2448 - 13 Conn A, Hodges KR. MSD Manual Professional Edition. 2022 Genitopelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder – Gynecology and Obstetrics www.msdmanuals.com/professional/gynecology-and-obstetrics/sexual-dysfunction-in-women/genitopelvic-pain-penetration-disorder Stand: 10.06.2024 - 14 Standley PR, Meltzer K. In vitro modeling of repetitive motion strain and manual medicine treatments: potential roles for pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2008; 12: 201-203 - 15 Mair KM, Gaw R, MacLean MR. Obesity, estrogens and adipose tissue dysfunction – implications for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulm Circ 2020; 10: 2045894020952019 - 16 Engel-Schulmeyer A. Osteopathische Überlegungen zur Begleitung der Therapie des Mammakarzinoms. DO - Deutsche Zeitschrift für Osteopathie 2021; 19: 4-10 - 17 Bergmann A, Baiocchi JMT, Rizzi SKL. et al. Drenagem Linfática Manual em Pacientes Oncológicos: Quais as Evidências Científicas e as Recomendações Clínicas?. Rev Bras Cancerolernet 2021; 67: e131055 - 18 Latremoliere A, Woolf CJ. Central Sensitization: A Generator of Pain Hypersensitivity by Central Neural Plasticity. J Pain Off J Am Pain Soc 2009; 10: 895-926 - 19 Ferreira V. The effectiveness of osteopathic treatment in women diagnosed with endometriosis and complaining of lumbar pelvic pain (MSC-thesis). ESO/University of Greenwich. 2005 - 20 Daraï E, Bendifallah S, Foulot H. et al. Intérêt clinique du traitement ostéopathique chez les patientes ayant une endométriose colorectale: classification fondée sur les symptômes et la qualité de vie. www.em-consulte.com/article/1140319/interet-clinique-du-traitement-osteopathique-chez- Stand: 10.06.2024 - 21 Schneider-Milo U. The effectiveness of osteopathic treatment in women with endometriosis-related pain (Master Thesis). Donauuniversität Krems. 2011 - 22 Dick SF, Koop JP. Haben osteopathische Behandlungen einen positiven Einfluss auf das Symptombild von Frauen, die an Endometriose erkrankt sind? Randomisierte kontrollierte Studie. AFO. 2009 - 23 Kremen-Pilz I. Effects of Osteopathic Treatments in Comparison to a Relaxation-Method on the Quality of Life of Endometriosis Patients. Donauuniversität Krems. 2020 - 24 Meisinger S. Schmerzreduktion bei Endometriose. DUK. 2020 - 25 Phillips D, Deipolyi AR, Hesketh RL. et al. Pelvic congestion syndrome: etiology of pain, diagnosis, and clinical management. J Vasc Interv Radiol JVIR 2014; 25: 725-733

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