Herman and Wallace: Level 2C

(Men’s Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation)

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Course Overview

Open to all OSS PT/PTA/OT/COTA

Pelvic Function Level 2C - Men’s Pelvic Health and Rehabilitation (PF2C) is an intermediate-level course designed to provide critical detailed information to providers interested in working with men and men’s pelvic health conditions. This course is intended for the pelvic health clinician who treats patients with conditions including post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and chronic pelvic pain (CPP). Participants will understand how diagnoses such as hard/flaccid, urgency/frequency, scrotal, testicular, and penile pain may be improved with pelvic rehabilitation. Practical, hands-on labs will include an external abdominal, gluteal, perineal and internal anorectal approach. The information contained in this course is immediately applicable to clinical practice. This course was born out of the former “Male Pelvic Floor” and was designed as a progression of knowledge and skills learned in the foundational course of our Pelvic Function Series: Pelvic Function Level 1: Introduction to Pelvic Health. The information contained in this course is immediately applicable to clinical practice.

Presentation of trauma-informed, evidence-informed evaluation and intervention will be emphasized. Outcome measures and quality of life questionnaires will be presented for a variety of conditions. Daily lab time allows for supervised instruction of pelvic health evaluation with external observation, palpation and internal anorectal examination of pelvic structures and soft tissues.

For pelvic conditions the clinician will learn to: -- Recognize the key signs and symptoms that lead to impairment, functional limitations and disabilities in men’s health -- Use an evaluation/outcome tool relating to patient condition(s) -- Design a multi-modal plan of care for pelvic rehabilitation -- Perform clinical interventions based on the patient presentation and goals

Clinical treatment interventions will include patient education, neuro re-education, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, therapeutic activities, instruction in self-care, and recommendations for relevant modalities.

Prerequisites Our course Pelvic Function Level 1, or Pelvic PT 1 through the APTA, is required. 

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this continuing education seminar, participants will be able to:
1. Describe anatomy of the cismale genital and anorectal region.
2. Explain physiology of the urinary system including pathophysiology pertaining to urinary retention and other voiding dysfunctions.
3. Perform examination and evaluation of pelvic function related to abdominal, perineal, gluteal and anorectal structures.
4. Recognize types of post-prostatectomy dysfunction and develop plans of care for intervention including behavioral training and education.
5. Recognize and treat chronic pelvic pain, name the signs, symptoms, and potential interventions for hard/flaccid, post-vasectomy syndrome, painful varicoceles, and other men’s health conditions.
6. Identify specific pelvic muscles and key bony landmarks within the anorectal region.
7. Perform external abdominopelvic and internal anorectal manual therapy treatment techniques.
8. Provide appropriate rehabilitation for erectile dysfunction based on results of evaluation.
9. Explain the role of anxiety in chronic pelvic pain in men and the value of patient’s learning to modulate anxiety for healing.
10. List key medical tests used for post-prostatectomy dysfunction, sexual health and chronic pelvic pain in men and when to refer for medical screening and evaluation.
11. Demonstrate skills in rehabilitative medical screening to rule out pelvic health presentations that require medical intervention.
12. Instruct in use of penile pumps and clamps in pelvic rehabilitation.

BEFORE DAY ONE

These video lectures in Teachable must be viewed in-full prior to the course
Total video lecture time: 7 hours
1) Introduction to Men’s Pelvic Rehabilitation (33 min)
2) Pelvic Health Anatomy & Function (37 min)
3) Pelvic Health Examination & Evaluation (75 min)
4) Urologic & Prostate Conditions, Testicular Cancer (100 min)
5) Sexual Health & Dysfunction (59 min)
6) Chronic Pelvic Pain (57 min)
7) Starting a Men’s Health Practice (34 min)
8) Lifespan Considerations (37 minutes

DAY ONE

DAY TWO

6:00 am PST - Zoom opens 30 mins before course for registration and setup
6:30 am PST - Course begins / Questions from Day 1
6:45 - Sexual Health & Rehabilitation
8:00 - Rehabilitation of Chronic Pelvic Pain - Part 1
8:30 - Break
8:45 - Rehabilitation of Chronic Pelvic Pain - Part 2
9:30 - LAB 3 Prep: Internal Anorectal and External Abdominal & Pelvic Pain Interventions
9:45 - LAB 3: Internal Anorectal and External Abdominal & Pelvic Pain Interventions
10:45 - Lunch/Meal Break
11:30 - Biofeedback (RTUS), Pumps, Clamps, Shockwave
12:30 - Break
12:45 - Men’s Health Special Topics
1:30 - Case Studies and Synthesizing
2:30 - Adjourn

CEUs:

21 contact hours

Cost

OSS Employees $695.00

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