Pelvic Rehabilitation
Pelvic dysfunction affects a wide range of people: young athletes, expecting mothers, men with prostate cancer, etc. Statistics show that most individuals, particularly women, in the United States experience some type of pelvic pain in their lifetime. Most of these individuals feel a sense of hopelessness or are too embarrassed by their predicament to seek treatment for their pain or discomfort. Much of the information that patients seek regarding pelvic or obstetric dysfunctions is outdated or too difficult to find. When the pain becomes too much or their quality of life is compromised due to pelvic dysfunction, how will rehab and medical professionals respond?

In this one-day seminar, participants learn practical management strategies and techniques that will successfully treat their patients' dysfunctions and improve their quality of life. Learn how to secure referrals from appropriate sources to treating patients with specialized conditions without specialized equipment. Attendees walk away from this course ready to use treatment strategies that will bring restoration and comfort back to their patients.

Course Content

THE FEMALE PELVIS

• Anatomy of the female pelvis/pelvic floor muscles/pelvic organs
• Bladder and bowel function
• The physical exam

PELVIC DYSFUNCTIONS

• Pathophysiology of pelvic floor dysfunctions
• Effects of aging on the pelvic floor
• Underactive pelvic floor syndromes
  • stress/urge/fecal incontinence
  • pelvic organ prolapse
• Lab

OVERACTIVE PELVIC FLOOR SYNDROMES

• Dysfunctions
  • vulvodynia
  • dyspareunia
  • painful bladder syndrome
  • pudendal neuralgia
  • central sensitization
  • endometriosis
  • post-cancer treatment
• The physical exam
• Treatment strategies for overactive and underactive pelvic floor dysfunctions
  • visceral mobilization
  • downtraining
  • functional training

THE PREGNANT PATIENT

• Musculoskeletal/hormonal/cardiac changes in the pregnant female
• Pregnancy and exercise
• Maternity supports
• The physical exam
• Treatment strategies for:
  • pelvic pain syndromes
  • low back pain
  • diastasis recti
  • postpartum pelvic pain
• Lab

MALE PELVIS HEALTH

• Anatomy of the male pelvis
• Pathophysiology of the male pelvic floor
• The physical exam
• Treatment strategies
  • prostatitis
  • post-prostatectomy incontinence
  • benign prostatic hypertrophy
  • bowel dysfunctions

ORTHOPEDIC DYSFUNCTIONS

• Treatment Strategies
  • coccydynia
  • orthopedic pelvic dysfunctions

TREATMENT OF SPECIALIZED CONDITIONS WITHOUT SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT

Equipment, accessories, and forms for a pelvic rehab clinic