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Article

The Effect of Osteopathic Visceral Manipulation on Quality of Life and Postural Stability in Women with Endometriosis and Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Non-Controlled Before–After Clinical Study

by
Małgorzata Wójcik
1,*,
Małgorzata Kampioni
2,
Zuzana Hudáková
3,4,
Idzi Siatkowski
5,
Witold Kędzia
6 and
Grażyna Jarząbek-Bielecka
6
1
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Culture in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznan, Poland
2
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Minimally Invasive Operative Gynaecology, Subdepartment IA and IB, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-758 Poznan, Poland
3
Faculty of Health, Catholic University, 034 01 Ružomberok, Slovakia
4
College of Polytechnics, 583 01 Jihlava, Czech Republic
5
Department of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Poznan University of Life Science, 60-637 Poznan, Poland
6
Division of Gynaecology, Department of Gynaecology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-758 Poznan, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14(3), 767; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14030767
Submission received: 3 December 2024 / Revised: 9 January 2025 / Accepted: 22 January 2025 / Published: 24 January 2025
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Manual Therapy for the Prevention and Management of Musculoskeletal and Related Disorders across the Life Course)
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Abstract

Background: Visceral manipulation is a soft tissue manual work technique that originates from and is classified within the Osteopathic Manipulative Technique (OMT), focusing on the fascial tissue mobilisation of the visceral system. Manual therapy on internal organs is based on anatomy, physiology and physics. Methods: Sixty women with endometriosis and pelvic organ prolapse, aged 41.5 ± 12.02, participated in the study. The women had manipulation therapy once a week for 5 weeks. The World Health Organisation Quality of Life BREF questionnaire and a postural stability assessment were administered before and after performing visceral manipulation. Results: The p-value = 0.0093 obtained in the group with prolapses and the p-value = 0.0001 in the group with endometriosis indicated that the applied visceral manipulation improved the women’s quality of life. No effect of therapy was observed on postural stability. Conclusions: Visceral manipulation improved the quality of life of both study groups of women. A significant difference was also observed when comparing the two groups for area.
Keywords: visceral manipulation; endometriosis; pelvic organ prolapse; postural stability; quality of life visceral manipulation; endometriosis; pelvic organ prolapse; postural stability; quality of life

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Wójcik, M.; Kampioni, M.; Hudáková, Z.; Siatkowski, I.; Kędzia, W.; Jarząbek-Bielecka, G. The Effect of Osteopathic Visceral Manipulation on Quality of Life and Postural Stability in Women with Endometriosis and Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Non-Controlled Before–After Clinical Study. J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14, 767. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14030767

AMA Style

Wójcik M, Kampioni M, Hudáková Z, Siatkowski I, Kędzia W, Jarząbek-Bielecka G. The Effect of Osteopathic Visceral Manipulation on Quality of Life and Postural Stability in Women with Endometriosis and Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Non-Controlled Before–After Clinical Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(3):767. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14030767

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Wójcik, Małgorzata, Małgorzata Kampioni, Zuzana Hudáková, Idzi Siatkowski, Witold Kędzia, and Grażyna Jarząbek-Bielecka. 2025. "The Effect of Osteopathic Visceral Manipulation on Quality of Life and Postural Stability in Women with Endometriosis and Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Non-Controlled Before–After Clinical Study" Journal of Clinical Medicine 14, no. 3: 767. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14030767

APA Style

Wójcik, M., Kampioni, M., Hudáková, Z., Siatkowski, I., Kędzia, W., & Jarząbek-Bielecka, G. (2025). The Effect of Osteopathic Visceral Manipulation on Quality of Life and Postural Stability in Women with Endometriosis and Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Non-Controlled Before–After Clinical Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(3), 767. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14030767

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