Endometriosis - is it an issue of allostatic load?
Deepen your clinical confidence in endometriosis by moving beyond symptoms to understand the whole system
This webinar explores endometriosis through a whole-body lens. We unpack the complexity of the pain system and central sensitisation, the role of allostatic load, and the current understanding of endometriosis pathophysiology. Most importantly, we translate this into what actually matters in clinic — practical, patient-centred priorities that apply across disciplines, no matter your scope of practice.
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Learning Outcomes
1. What is Endometriosis
- Explore the condition, the associated symptoms and the challenges associated with diagnosing endometriosis
2. What is Endometriosis associated pain (EAP)?
- Review pain as a general concept and explore the complexities of how it contributes to EAP
- Understand the no single cause, no single cure hypothesis
3. Viewing EAP through the lens of allostatic load. A concept for healthcare practitioners
- Understand the difference between homeostasis and allostasis
- Explore why allostatic load is a helpful model for management
4.Treating EAP by reducing allostatic load
- Reframe treatment goals and restore adaptability
- Learn how to safely educate your patient on managing flares
- Understand the bigger picture of Endometriosis management
- Explore the condition, the associated symptoms and the challenges associated with diagnosing endometriosis
2. What is Endometriosis associated pain (EAP)?
- Review pain as a general concept and explore the complexities of how it contributes to EAP
- Understand the no single cause, no single cure hypothesis
3. Viewing EAP through the lens of allostatic load. A concept for healthcare practitioners
- Understand the difference between homeostasis and allostasis
- Explore why allostatic load is a helpful model for management
4.Treating EAP by reducing allostatic load
- Reframe treatment goals and restore adaptability
- Learn how to safely educate your patient on managing flares
- Understand the bigger picture of Endometriosis management
Meet the speaker
Dr Sarah Dryburgh
Osteopath & Women’s Health Specialist
Sarah is our resident expert in endometriosis management and pelvic pain, with a special interest in birth preparation, coccyx pain, and pregnancy and post-partum care. She is a Director at Pivot Osteopathy and has been practicing as an osteopath for over a decade, helping people understand and care for their bodies through a combination of hands-on therapy, education, and targeted exercise.
Sarah enjoys working with long-term, complex conditions, particularly low back and pelvic pain, pudendal neuralgia, sacro-iliac joint dysfunction, tailbone pain, neck, shoulder, and headache issues, as well as the muscular pain associated with endometriosis.
Sarah is our resident expert in endometriosis management and pelvic pain, with a special interest in birth preparation, coccyx pain, and pregnancy and post-partum care. She is a Director at Pivot Osteopathy and has been practicing as an osteopath for over a decade, helping people understand and care for their bodies through a combination of hands-on therapy, education, and targeted exercise.
Sarah enjoys working with long-term, complex conditions, particularly low back and pelvic pain, pudendal neuralgia, sacro-iliac joint dysfunction, tailbone pain, neck, shoulder, and headache issues, as well as the muscular pain associated with endometriosis.
Patrick Jones - Course author
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