This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following the course. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Course Description: Pregnancy and pelvic floor function go hand-in-hand. This advanced level course has been designed to enhance relevant care providers knowledge of how to optimize pelvic health through the perinatal care period…

Course Description: This course will be focused on understanding the impact of trauma on physical and emotional health and the barriers trauma may present to patient’s experiences in healthcare, particularly pelvic floor physiotherapy. Over the course of the workshop we will explore the two most common types of trauma impacting pelvic health – childhood sexual abuse and birth trauma. We will explore how physiotherapists can apply a trauma informed lens to their practice resulting in greater awareness, understanding and sensitivity…

Course Description: According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), by 5 years of age, over 90% of children have daytime bladder control. What is life like for the other 10% who experience urinary leakage during the day? Bedwetting is another pediatric issue with significant negative quality of life impact for children and their caregivers, with as much as 30% of 4 year-olds experiencing urinary leakage at night. Children who experience anxiety-causing events may have a…

Description: This course introduces the participant to penile assessment and treatment and discusses specific dysfunctions related post-vasectomy, circumcision and hernia. What is the role of pelvic physiotherapy? Objectives: Following this course the participant will be able to: List the indications and contraindications, precautions for genital rehabilitation related to the spermatic cord, testicles, scrotum and penis Demonstrate skills for creating a safer environment for genital rehabilitation within the participant's scope of practice and with appropriate attention to creating appropriate boundaries Describe…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: Patients that are being treated for neurologic dysfunction have a variety of therapy services offered to them. However, many physicians and therapists overlook bowel and bladder concerns for these patients as an untreatable side effect.…

Description: This three-day live-online continuing education course is designed for physiotherapists and other health professionals in peripartum or pediatric health. It provides a thorough introduction to the physiology of the lactating breast, infant orofacial anatomy, feeding mechanics, dysfunction and treatment interventions, and the physical therapist’s role in breastfeeding and pumping support. Participants will learn to assess and treat breast inflammation and pain such as mastitis, blocked ducts, milk blebs, and cracked nipples. Through interactive labs and discussions, participants will learn…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes.  Course Description: An athlete’s success is so much more than their body or their sport. The purpose of this course is to provide practitioners with the tools, knowledge, clarity and confidence to grasp…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: Impairments of abdominal wall anatomy and function have been implicated in multiple conditions associated with pregnancy and delivery including low back and pelvic girdle pain, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and diastasis…

Course Description: The landscape in physical rehabilitation settings is changing rapidly as the research continues to identify numerous benefits of integrating psychosocial strategies into treatment. An individual’s beliefs, thoughts, and emotions will influence their physiology, their experience of their symptoms and how they engage in their unique rehabilitation process. Your effectiveness as a practitioner is determined largely by your capacity to intentionally identify and address these factors. However, these are skills that are not taught in most traditional physical rehabilitation…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: Join Teresa Waser for this live, interactive and practical course that will help widen the lens beyond the pelvis and further empower you in helping those with pelvic health and musculoskeletal concerns.…

Course Description: Do you get frustrated with your persistent pain patients who don’t respond to your biomechanical approach? Transitioning to a biopsychosocial framework has been a challenge for many clinicians despite the competency of our biomechanical training. When patients have a sensitive nervous system, measuring psychosocial distress as objectively as we measure range of motion, muscle strength, proprioception and joint mobility is important when profiling their sensitive nervous system. This course will teach you how to reframe your persistent pain…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following the course. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Course Description Dancers and other artistic athletes, including circus artists, gymnasts, and figure skaters, have unique demands that include repetitive loading in extreme ranges of motion, intense training and performing schedules, and a…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recordings for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Do you find yourself overwhelmed? Experiencing vicarious trauma or caregiver burnout? Do you often feel disconnected or apathetic towards the people you interact with? Do you feel like you can never know enough…

The lecture component will be conducted as a live-online course April 22-23, 2022 from 10:30am-6:30pm ET (Toronto). You will be able to ask questions or just sit back and listen. All pre-recorded labs will be played. In-Person Labs — to be completed in-person on April 24, 2022 at various set locations: Vaughan, ON / Perth, ON / Calgary, AB / Burnaby, BC / Saskatoon, SK / Winnipeg, MB / Paradise, NL / Rothesay, NB / Chester, NS. Attendance of both sessions (lecture and…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. To Kegel or Not: That is the Question!! Pelvic floor problems are prevalent in more than 2/3 of women with LBP/PGP, and 1/3 of men with LBP Is this important fact affecting your…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following the course. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: Cesarean births make up approximately one third of childbirth deliveries in Canada. However, there remains limited and often conflicting post-operative guidance for patients which can leave them feeling unsure of how to…

Course Description: Pregnancy and pelvic floor function go hand-in-hand. This advanced level course has been designed to enhance relevant care providers knowledge of how to optimize pelvic health through the perinatal care period and to better understand the factors that are actually driving pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain. We will review best practices related to preventing pelvic floor dysfunction through pregnancy and birth and restoring the pelvic floor post-partum. An overview of best practices related to exercise prescription pre and post-partum…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: A growing number of health professionals are recommending yoga to their patients with pelvic pain particularly since we have compelling research to support yoga as a potentially safe and effective approach for…

Note to Potential Participants: This is a hands-on or experiential course with lots of work in interviewing dyads followed by discussions and integrations into your professional practices. Description: This introductory 1-day course provides a meaningful overview of MI using The Monarch System’s unique approach which integrates MI with other impactful and evidence-based behaviour change practices such as coaching methods and key elements of behaviour change theories/applications. Most importantly, we will explore and help you to acquire applied techniques to use…

Course Description: This course will be focused on understanding the impact of trauma on physical and emotional health and the barriers trauma may present to patient’s experiences in healthcare, particularly pelvic floor physiotherapy. Over the course of the workshop we will explore the two most common types of trauma impacting pelvic health – childhood sexual abuse and birth trauma. We will explore how physiotherapists can apply a trauma informed lens to their practice resulting in greater awareness, understanding and sensitivity…

Description: This course introduces the participant to penile assessment and treatment and discusses specific dysfunctions related post-vasectomy, circumcision and hernia. What is the role of pelvic physiotherapy? Objectives: Following this course the participant will be able to: List the indications and contraindications, precautions for genital rehabilitation related to the spermatic cord, testicles, scrotum and penis Demonstrate skills for creating a safer environment for genital rehabilitation within the participant's scope of practice and with appropriate attention to creating appropriate boundaries Describe…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following the course. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: Cancers in the pelvis account for a relatively large percentage of new diagnoses for both cis-males and females. Side effects can occur with any type of cancer treatment, whether that be surgical,…

Course Description: According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), by 5 years of age, over 90% of children have daytime bladder control. What is life like for the other 10% who experience urinary leakage during the day? Bedwetting is another pediatric issue with significant negative quality of life impact for children and their caregivers, with as much as 30% of 4 year-olds experiencing urinary leakage at night. Children who experience anxiety-causing events may have a…

The lecture component will be conducted as a live-online course July 22-23, 2022 from 10:30am-6:30pm ET (Toronto). You will be able to ask questions or just sit back and listen. All pre-recorded labs will be played. In-Person Labs — to be completed in-person on July 24, 2022 at various set locations: Vaughan, ON / Calgary, AB / Saskatoon, SK / Winnipeg, MB / Paradise, NL. Attendance of both sessions (lecture and practical) is mandatory. The lab date could change as we continue to…

Two-part format course:  The lecture component will be conducted as a live-online course September 9-10, 2022 from 10:30am-6:30pm ET (Toronto). You will be able to ask questions or just sit back and listen. All pre-recorded labs will be played. In-Person Labs -- to be completed in-person on September 11, 2022 at various set locations: Vaughan, ON / Perth, ON / Calgary, AB / Abbotsford, BC / Saskatoon, SK / Winnipeg, MB / Chester, NS / Rothesay, NB / Paradise, NL.…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. To Kegel or Not: That is the Question!! Pelvic floor problems are prevalent in more than 2/3 of women with LBP/PGP, and 1/3 of men with LBP Is this important fact affecting your…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following the course. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: Cesarean births make up approximately one third of childbirth deliveries in Canada. However, there remains limited and often conflicting post-operative guidance for patients which can leave them feeling unsure of how to…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: A growing number of health professionals are recommending yoga to their patients with pelvic pain particularly since we have compelling research to support yoga as a potentially safe and effective approach for…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes.  Course Description: An athlete’s success is so much more than their body or their sport. The purpose of this course is to provide practitioners with the tools, knowledge, clarity and confidence to grasp…

The lecture component will be conducted as a live-online course September 30-October 1, 2022 from 10:30am-6:30pm ET (Toronto). You will be able to ask questions or just sit back and listen. All pre-recorded labs will be played. In-Person Labs — to be completed in-person on October 2, 2022 at various set locations: Vaughan, ON / Perth, ON / Calgary, AB / Abbotsford, BC / Saskatoon, SK / Winnipeg, MB / Paradise, NL / Rothesay, NB. Attendance of both sessions (lecture and practical) is…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following the course. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: Cancers in the pelvis account for a relatively large percentage of new diagnoses for both cis-males and females. Side effects can occur with any type of cancer treatment, whether that be surgical,…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: Impairments of abdominal wall anatomy and function have been implicated in multiple conditions associated with pregnancy and delivery including low back and pelvic girdle pain, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and diastasis…

Course Description: According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), by 5 years of age, over 90% of children have daytime bladder control. What is life like for the other 10% who experience urinary leakage during the day? Bedwetting is another pediatric issue with significant negative quality of life impact for children and their caregivers, with as much as 30% of 4 year-olds experiencing urinary leakage at night. Children who experience anxiety-causing events may have a…

Two-part format course:  The lecture component will be conducted as a live-online course November 4-5, 2022 from 10:30am-6:30pm ET (Toronto). You will be able to ask questions or just sit back and listen. All pre-recorded labs will be played. In-Person Labs -- to be completed in-person on November 6, 2022 at various set locations: Vaughan, ON / Perth, ON / Calgary, AB / Burnaby, BC / Saskatoon, SK / Winnipeg, MB / Rothesay, NB / Paradise, NL. Attendance of both…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: Patients that are being treated for neurologic dysfunction have a variety of therapy services offered to them. However, many physicians and therapists overlook bowel and bladder concerns for these patients as an untreatable side effect.…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: Join Teresa Waser for this live, interactive and practical course that will help widen the lens beyond the pelvis and further empower you in helping those with pelvic health and musculoskeletal concerns.…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following each session. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Course Description: This 3 hour introductory level course will help to unravel the mysteries of electrical stimulation techniques and allow you to apply principles rather than protocols when using it for pelvic health…

The lecture component will be conducted as a live-online course November 25-26, 2022 from 10:30am-6:30pm ET (Toronto). You will be able to ask questions or just sit back and listen. All pre-recorded labs will be played. In-Person Labs — to be completed in-person on November 27, 2022 at various set locations: Vaughan, ON / Perth, ON / Calgary, AB / Abbotsford, BC / Saskatoon, SK / Winnipeg, MB / Paradise, NL / Rothesay, NB. Attendance of both sessions (lecture and practical) is mandatory.…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following the course. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Course Description: Pregnancy and pelvic floor function go hand-in-hand. This advanced level course has been designed to enhance relevant care providers knowledge of how to optimize pelvic health through the perinatal care period…

Did you know 1 in 8 women in Canada will develop breast cancer and over 65% will be left with impairments that can be treated/prevented by rehabilitation professionals.  Cancer treatments can also leave people with or at risk for other chronic diseases. Would you like to learn how to work in a specialized area of practice? Do you want to empower people with tools to be physically resilient through treatment? Would you like to learn from experts in the field?…

This course offering will be recorded and all registrants will receive a link to access the course recording for a 2-week period following the course. Please mark on your registration form if you will not be attending live (and watching the recording instead) for attendance taking purposes. Description: Cesarean births make up approximately one third of childbirth deliveries in Canada. However, there remains limited and often conflicting post-operative guidance for patients which can leave them feeling unsure of how to…