What the physiotherapist needs to know about endometriosis

Author(s): A. Oliver & C. Overton - Pages: 44–49

Abstract

Endometriosis is a gynaecological condition that affects millions of women around the world. In some cases, it does not pose significant problems, but in many others, it can cause severe pain, which significantly affects these individuals’ ability to carry out day-to-day tasks and reduces their quality of life. Endometriosis can go undiagnosed for years, but treatment is often straightforward and effective. For a proportion of women, the chronic pelvic pain associated with this condition can be a trigger for the development of further musculoskeletal symptoms, and therefore, the women’s health physiotherapist is ideally placed to address these problems.

Keywords: endometriosis, gynaecology, infertility, pelvic pain.