Audience: This continuing education seminar is targeted to physical therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapist assistants, registered nurses, nurse midwives, and other rehabilitation professionals. Content is not intended for use outside the scope of the learner's license or regulation. Physical therapy continuing education courses should not be taken by individuals who are not licensed or otherwise regulated, except, as they are involved in a specific plan of care.
Level: Intermediate
Contact hours: 22.5 (CEUs vary by state)
Price: $695 (Early registrant price of $675 for registrations received one month before course start date.)
Prerequisites: It is required that the participants have a working experience with evaluating and treating patients with pelvic pain inclusive of vaginal examination. Pelvic Floor 1, through Herman & Wallace or Pelvic PT 1 through the APTA is strongly recommended.
Required and Suggested Pre-Readings

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This continuing education course is a three-day intermediate-level seminar designed as a next step in completing the clinicians’ ability to comprehensively evaluate the female and male pelvic floor by learning colorectal examination and treatments. Current medical evaluation, management, evidence-based references and case studies will be presented.

This continuing education seminar focuses on physical therapy evaluation and treatment protocols for anal incontinence, constipation, pudendal nerve entrapment, coccydynia, prostatodynia (prostatitis Category IIIB) and post-prostatectomy incontinence. The relationship between pelvic floor muscle impairment and the diagnoses presented for physical therapy evaluation and treatment will be instructed.

Special Considerations:

As this continuing education course includes extensive lab work, all course attendees should come prepared to participate as both clinician and patient. Rectal pelvic floor muscle examinations will be taught in labs.

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Upon completion of this continuing education seminar, participants will be able to:

1. Describe current updates in pelvic floor terminology.
2. Explain anatomy/physiology of the gastrointestinal system and anorectal region.
3. List key medical diagnostic procedures for colorectal conditions.
4. Perform and demonstrate external and internal anorectal examination of pelvic floor muscles.
5. Identify and differentiate specific pelvic floor muscle and key bony landmarks within the rectal canal.
6. Perform external and internal rectal myofascial treatment techniques (Thiele’s massage, trigger point release, positional release).
7. Perform patient education and behavioral training for constipation, overactive bladder and pelvic pain syndromes.
8. Describe and teach three SEMG downtraining (relaxation) strategies for the pelvic floor.
9. Describe and demonstrate coccyx evaluation and treatment using internal and external coccyx mobilizations.
10. Describe male urogenital and pelvic floor anatomy.
11. Identify signs and symptoms of prostatodynia (prostatitis Category III B).

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As this continuing education course includes extensive lab work, all course attendees should come prepared to participate as both clinician and patient. Rectal pelvic floor muscle examinations will be taught in labs.

Have a question about this course? Contact Us.

Have a question about this course? Contact Us.