How Regenerative Therapy Helps Women with Endometriosis and Adenomyosis
By Dr. Allison Feldt, PT, DPT ··4 min read
Living with endometriosis or adenomyosis can feel exhausting, frustrating, and isolating.
For many women, symptoms go far beyond painful periods. These conditions can affect nearly every aspect of daily life, including movement, digestion, intimacy, energy levels, exercise tolerance, and emotional well-being.
At Body Motion Physical Therapy, we have been developing regenerative therapy protocols designed to help women better manage the pain, restriction, and dysfunction associated with endometriosis and adenomyosis.
Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the endometrial tissue outside the uterus. This tissue can create inflammation, adhesions, pain, and restriction throughout the pelvis and abdomen.
Women with endometriosis may experience:
severe menstrual pain
pelvic pain
abdominal pain
bloating
constipation
diarrhea
painful ovulation
hip pain
painful intimacy
low back pain
fatigue
GI symptoms
heavy bleeding
Adenomyosis can create similar symptoms and often involves increased inflammation, pain and endometriosis lesions on the uterus itself.
For some women, symptoms become so severe that they are bedridden for days during menstruation.
A Different Approach to Managing Endometriosis Symptoms
At Body Motion, we use regenerative technologies including:
Radial Pressure Shockwave therapy
Focus Shockwave
EMTT therapy
Red light therapy
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
These tools improve tissue mobility, reduce restriction, and support healthier movement patterns throughout the pelvis and abdomen.
Our philosophy is not necessarily that we are “removing” endometrial lesions.
Instead, we focus on helping the surrounding tissues move better, improving blood flow, decreasing adhesions, and reducing the restriction and tension that often contribute to pain.
When tissue, organs and muscles moves better, many women report:
Less pain
Improved bowel function
Decreased Menstrual Cramps
Decreased bloating
Improved mobility
Reduced pelvic pressure
More comfortable periods
Improved ability to exercise and function daily
How Shockwave Therapy May Help
Radial pressure shockwave therapy uses mechanical energy to stimulate tissue change and mobility.
Clinically, we often see improvements in:
adhesions and tissue restriction
scar tissue mobility
circulation
fascial movement
pelvic tension
abdominal wall mobility
Many women describe feeling:
less “stuck”
less restricted
more mobile
more comfortable during menstruation
more functional throughout the month
In our clinical experience, women who previously struggled to get through their periods have reported being able to:
go to work
exercise
grocery shop
attend school
function more normally during menstruation
These outcomes can be life-changing.
What About Surgery?
Many women with endometriosis eventually face surgery, including laparoscopic procedures and lesion resections.
One challenge is that surgery itself creates additional scar tissue and adhesions throughout the abdomen.
This is why regenerative therapy may also be beneficial:
before surgery
after surgery
during long-term maintenance care
Clinically, we have found that using radial pressure shockwave therapy after endometriosis surgery may help improve tissue mobility and help manage scar tissue restrictions following procedures.
For some women, ongoing maintenance treatments help keep symptoms more manageable over time.
Allison is a pelvic floor physical therapist and the founder of Body Motion PT in Edmonds. A mom who knows the aftermath of pregnancy and birth firsthand, she's on a mission to help women restore their core and pelvic floor at every stage of life.
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