Case Report The effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment in an abnormal uterine bleeding related pain and health related quality of life (HR-QoL) e A case report Kanu Goyal, BPT, (DOMTP) a , Manu Goyal, BPT, MSc (Applied Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy), DOMTP a , Kanimozhi Narkeesh, PT, PhD a , Asir John Samuel, BSc (Psychology), BPT, MPT (Neurosciences and Paediatric neurology), DYScEd, (PhD) b, *, Sorabh Sharma, MPT (Sports) c , Subhasish Chatterjee, MPT (Neurology) d , Narkeesh Arumugam, PT, DO, PhD e a Department of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, 133207, Haryana, India b Department of Pediatric and Neonatal Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, 133207, Haryana, India c Department of Sports Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, 133207, Haryana, India d Department of Neuro Physiotherapy, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, 133207, Haryana, India e Department of Physiotherapy, Punjabi University, Patiala, 147002, Punjab, India Received 11 May 2016; received in revised form 11 June 2016; accepted 22 August 2016 KEYWORDS Endometriosis; Chronic pelvic pain; Osteopathy; Summary Abnormal uterine bleeding is characterized by painful and/or excessive menor- rhea, chronic pelvic pain due to the endometriosis (Em). Osteopathic treatment is commonly used in the gynecological dysfunctions. The aim of the present case study was to explore the effect of osteopathic treatment (OT) for a woman with abnormal uterine bleeding related pain * Corresponding author. E-mail address: asirjohnsamuel@mmumullana.org (A. John Samuel). + MODEL Please cite this article in press as: Goyal, K., et al., The effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment in an abnormal uterine bleeding related pain and health related quality of life (HR-QoL) e A case report, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2016.08.010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2016.08.010 1360-8592/ª 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/jbmt Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies (2016) xx,1e5