Systematic review and meta-analysis of complementary treatments for women with symptomatic endometriosis.

Background: Despite advances in treatments for endometriosis, some symptoms persist owing to the chronic inflammation observed in this disease.

Objective: To identify resources, methods, and/or complementary treatments to alleviate the pain symptoms of endometriosis, and to identify adverse effects of treatments.

Search Strategy: Lilacs, Scielo, PEDro, Scopus, Pubmed, CENTRAL Cochrane, Science Direct, and Google Scholar were searched for studies published in Portuguese, English, and Spanish to July 31, 2017, using the terms "physical therapy" OR "complementary treatment" AND "endometriosis".