What role does inflammation play in endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a systemic, inflammatory disease process. Every time there is a menstrual cycle, there is inflammation, healing, and scarring, repeatedly over a person’s lifetime. Endometriosis is commonly found hiding in small areas of the pelvis, leading to the pelvic floor muscles entering into a chronic guarding state, which squeezes the nerves of the pelvic floor and causes chronic pelvic pain. Over several years, the pelvic floor continues to become even more spastic and inflamed.
How can this endometriosis inflammatory cycle be addressed?
While excision surgery is the gold standard of endometriosis treatment, this cannot be the end of treating the disease. At Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine, we provide our endometriosis patients with an all-on-one care approach:
- Before excision surgery, our patients receive our pelvic nerve and muscle treatment, the PRM Protocol™, which addresses the neurogenic inflammation within the pelvic floor – which is caused by endo.
- After they have completed treatment, patients undergo endometriosis excision surgery with one of our expert excision specialists. Find a surgeon near you.
- Following their excision surgery, our team of pelvic pain and endo specialists work with patients to continue addressing any residual inflammation to help with their pelvic floor pain and dysfunction, caused by endometriosis.
What does treating inflammation caused by endometriosis do?
At PRM, we work to reverse the neurogenic inflammatory process in the pelvis because it helps to decrease the chances of endometriosis growing back. Endo grows when it is surrounded by inflammatory cytokines, so our goal is to keep that inflammation under control, and keep our patients pain-free and functioning. Again, this treatment is provided through the PRM Protocol™, a direct treatment to the inflamed nerves and spastic muscles of the pelvic floor.
Find Endometriosis Treatment
Even if you have already had excision surgery, all endometriosis patients can benefit from meeting with an endometriosis specialist or excision surgeon to help them continue to manage their pain. Endometriosis is a lifelong disease that requires management, and our team at PRM can help you manage your endometriosis pain through a safer, more effective treatment.
We are located in 14 locations across 10 states, including Los Angeles and New York. Meet with a reputable endometriosis specialist to learn more about managing and taking control of your endo.
