An osteopathic approach to treating women with chronic pelvic pain.

Melicien A. Tettambel

An osteopathic approach to treating women with chronic pelvic pain.

Melicien A. Tettambel

In: The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2005 · vol. 105(9 Suppl 4) , pp. S20–2 · PMID:16249362 · W2131998974

article OA: closed CC0 ⤵ 4 in-corpus citations

View on OpenAlex View on PubMed

⚙ AI-generated summary by claude@2026-06, 2026-06-08 ⓘ

Osteopathic manipulative treatment offers a valuable integrative therapy option for women experiencing chronic pelvic pain, particularly considering the physiological and psychosocial changes unique to the female body.

One-sentence paraphrase of the abstract; not a substitute for reading it. No clinical advice. How this works

Abstract

Chronic pelvic pain is a common gynecologic complaint, affecting about 5% of American women. The differential diagnosis is broad, including many medical diseases, surgical indications, musculoskeletal problems, and somatic dysfunction. Women are more affected than men by pelvic pain because their bodies are subject to more changes. These changes include a cyclic hormonal milieu, major alterations in biomechanics during pregnancy, psychosocial stress, and other modifications during childrearing, and more adjustments during menopause. Both medical and surgical approaches to management exist, but integrative modes of therapy address the body-mind-spirit continuum. Osteopathic manipulative treatment is a valuable option for many affected women from childbirth to menopause.

My notes (saved in your browser only)

Condition tags

chronic_pelvic_pain

Citation neighborhood

Papers in the corpus that this work cites (lower rings, blue) and that cite this one (upper rings, green). Dot size scales with the paper's in-corpus citation count — bigger dot = more influential within the endo/adeno field. Click a dot to open that paper. [ expand to 2 hops ] — adds papers reached through this work's immediate citers/citees. Heavier; up to 60 extra dots.

References (11)

Cesarean section as a cause of chronic pelvic pain via openalex
Chronic Pelvic Pain via openalex
Chronic Pelvic Pain: An Integrated Approach via openalex
Chronic Pelvic Pain: An Integrated Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment via openalex
Chronic Pelvic Pain: Prevalence, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Economic Correlates via openalex
Evaluating chronic pelvic pain. A consensus recommendation. Pelvic Pain Expert Working Group. via openalex
Focus on Primary Care: Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women via openalex
Obstetric denervation-gynaecological reinnervation: disruption of the inferior hypogastric plexus in childbirth as a source of gynaecological symptoms via openalex
The Role of Laparoscopy in the Chronic Pelvic Pain Patient via openalex
W2080130333 via openalex
W2030606545 via openalex

Cited by (4)

Source provenance

openalex: last seen: 2026-06-04T00:00:01.174412+00:00

License: CC0 · commercial use OK

[1] Cesarean section as a cause of chronic pelvic pain via openalex

[2] Chronic Pelvic Pain via openalex

[3] Chronic Pelvic Pain: An Integrated Approach via openalex

[4] Chronic Pelvic Pain: An Integrated Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment via openalex

[5] Chronic Pelvic Pain: Prevalence, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Economic Correlates via openalex

[6] Evaluating chronic pelvic pain. A consensus recommendation. Pelvic Pain Expert Working Group. via openalex

[7] Focus on Primary Care: Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women via openalex

[8] Obstetric denervation-gynaecological reinnervation: disruption of the inferior hypogastric plexus in childbirth as a source of gynaecological symptoms via openalex

[9] The Role of Laparoscopy in the Chronic Pelvic Pain Patient via openalex

[10] W2080130333 via openalex

[11] W2030606545 via openalex