July 2020
Treating and Training the Female Runner: Live-Online Course – July 2020
Update on Live-Online Format and Information The live course Treating and Training the Female Runner is transitioning to a live-online offering. The course content and labs have been adapted to create a robust, interactive learning experience. The early feedback from delivering the course this way in March at the start of the crisis was exciting! We suggest looking at the information here to understand how the platform works, how you will be able interact with Julie and other participants and…
Find out more »Improving Pelvic Floor Function Through Spinal Manual Therapy – Live-Online Course: July 2020
Course Description: Look beyond the traditional regional approach of pelvic floor PT to understand how addressing dysfunctions of the transitional regions of the spine – from the lumbosacral region to the upper cervical spine can positively affect lumbo/pelvic dysfunction. This 1-day course is designed to expand your current practice through evidence based and biologically plausible methods of examination and intervention of both upper quarter dysfunctions and the lower quarter region. A complete review of the anatomy and physiology of the…
Find out more »Diastasis Rectus Abdominis & the Implications for Low back & Pelvic Health: What’s the Solution? – Live-Online Course: July 2020
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 rectus abdominis (DRA). DRA is a common occurrence in pregnancy and postpartum, it does not completely recover in some, and the current evidence has not clarified the risk factors for this condition, nor provided direction for treatment. This live-online course is divided into two parts (4 hours…
Find out more »The Female Athlete: Live-Online – July 2020
If you want to feel confident and know how to help women with SUI/POP/DRA get back to moderate-to-high intensity exercise, then this online course is for you! The live, online version of the course is an exciting prospect for Antony, his teaching team and us! Antony believes 100% in being able to provide experiential learning through movement, discussion and knowledge. The goal is to have participants not just know how to help their female clients return to moderate-to-high intensity exercise…
Find out more »September 2020
Labour & Delivery: Maternal Support through Comfort Measures and Pelvic Biomechanics: Live-Online Course – September 2020
This course will take place as a live-online course and will cover the same material covered in the in-person two-day course with all labs demonstrated via video. The course will be condensed since breaks will be shorted and no practice time is needed. In order to help participants consolidate the information, there will be the addition of virtual groups to work through a variety of case studies. Course Description: Women often come to need pelvic health physiotherapy as a result…
Find out more »Oncology & The Pelvic Floor: Live-Online – September 2020
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, radiation, or chemotherapy. The severity and type of side effects will depend on the specific area or organs effected, size of area treated, type and amount of surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and overall health and co-morbidities. Pelvic health physiotherapy is uniquely positioned to address symptoms of cancer treatment including…
Find out more »Male Sexuality & Pelvic Pain: Navigating Care Through a Biopsychosocial Lens: Live-Online Course – September 2020
Description: Accounting for nearly 2 million doctor visits per year, countless men experience pain 'down below’ with little to no help. Endless specialists, traumatic medical experiences, failed treatments, pain with boners, and the incessant search for a cure leaves no time (or energy) for fun in the bedroom. Sexual health, intimacy, and pain are all intertwined which is no surprise that this clinical enigma leaves those with penises feeling socially isolated and hopeless. In this interactive course, you’ll gain an…
Find out more »October 2020
Pregnancy, Pelvic Girdle Pain & The Pelvic Floor – October 2020: Live-Online Course
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…
Find out more »November 2020
Pelvic Floor Therapy & Sex: What is Our Role? – Live-Online Course: November 2020
Description: Pelvic floor physiotherapists are often dealing with a variety of sexual dysfunctions. We are asked to counsel our patients on returning to sexual intercourse or practices, but we do not often get education on the physiology and psychology of sex and sexuality the basic pelvic floor courses. During this course, physiotherapists will learn the development of sexuality through the lifespan and how it is affected by aging. They will also learn the psychology of sex and sexuality and how…
Find out more »Cesarean Birth: The Role of Physiotherapy in Preparation & Recovery: Live-Online – November 2020
In Canada, ~1 in 3 babies will be born by a Cesarean Section. With few guidelines and information about Cesarean recovery, many birthing people don’t receive meaningful guidance on how to navigate their recovery. They are left struggling to understand how to deal with issues that may arise (eg. pain conditions), when and how to return to exercise as well as how to appropriately progress exercise programs. Physiotherapy has an important role to play in filling this gap and supporting…
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