Evaluation & Treatment of the Pelvic Patient

This 2-Day Practical two-partnered course will teach you how to evaluate any pelvis that walks in your clinic!

You will learn how to treat MOST pelvic floor dysfunctions including and not-exhaustive list of: 

1. Vaginismus
2. Dyspareunia
3. Bowel and Bladder incontinence
4. Constipation
5. Fecal and Urinary urgency
6. Nocturia
7. Urinary frequency
8. Prostatectomy
9. Vulvar pain conditions
10. Pudendal neuralgia
11. & MORE!

Conducted by Dr. Hailey Miller and Dr. Ally Loupe of The Pelvic Powerhouse LLC, they are a team of specialised Physical Therapists focused on pelvic dysfunction across all walks of life. You will learn key tools and perspectives that will grow your confidence in assessing your pelvic patients. You will learn:

• The internal vaginal and rectal exam
• How to apply your findings to a person's symptoms, and what to do about it. 
• Key orthopedic screens, as well as how to take the person's nervous system into account! 

You won't be limited by only learning how to treat certain diagnoses at the end of this course... because The Pelvic Powerhouse uses a analysis perspective that encourages you to THINK by diagnosis.  You will learn to find the root cause, so that you can confidently treat ANY pelvic health condition!

Our course's learning objectives cover the following:

• Understand basic structures and how they interrelate in regards to pelvic floor function 
• Understand how to take an orthopedic approach to resolve causes of pelvic floor dysfunction 
• Understand the biological plausibility of how structures can contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction 
• Cite potential causes for development of dysfunction in the pelvis, abdomen and thorax 
• Express a clear understanding of the structures within the pelvis and their normal function  
• Differentiate between vaginal and rectal exam and treatment techniques and understand the proper application of each. 
• Identify structures with relation to the pelvic floor via external and internal vaginal/rectal landmarks  
• Understand how an orthopedic assessment can help to determine root cause of pelvic floor dysfunction 
• Recognize and treat limitations throughout the pelvis, abdomen and thorax as they may relate to diagnoses of pelvic floor dysfunction  
• Develop treatment sequencing with respect to global, local and focal systems and structures Implement information and techniques into a comprehensive evaluation, assessment, and treatment program for the patient with varied pelvic floor dysfunctions

Key topics we will cover in this Practical 2-Day Online Course are: 

• The anatomy and function of the pelvic floor and related structures How to assess and evaluate the pelvic floor patient from a holistic approach 
• Orthopedic assessments and relevance to pelvic floor dysfunction 
• Pelvic floor evaluation and examination 
• Treatment techniques for pelvic floor dysfunction 
• Common pelvic floor dysfunctions and how to approach assessment and treatment for each 
• Implementing pelvic health evaluation and treatment into your practice.

Having a partner for this course is encouraged as you will be assessed on camera by our facilitators. 

About The Pelvic Powerhouse LLC: 

The Pelvic Powerhouse, LLC is an educational company that exists to help clinicians and coaches alike think differently about the patient in front of them, and to help you provide better care than is standard in our industry. Our founder, Dr. Becky Allen, has created successful clinical courses and lead mastermind groups for multiple years now. She wholeheartedly and unapologetically believes that we, as a collective group of clinicians, can do so much more for our patients! This belief is the driving force behind her course creations, speaking engagements, and coaching offerings. Dr. Becky holds a Post Professional Certificate in Women's Health Physical Therapy, as well as has taken many courses to bolster her knowledge, such as SMT-1: High-Velocity Low-Amplitude Thrust Manipulation of the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar & Sacroiliac Joints: 2015; Functional Dry Needling Certification: 2016; Athletes & Pelvic Rehab: 2020; Treating and Training the Female Athlete: 2020; Lumbopelvic Foundations: 2021; Empowered Performance Program: 2021; Mobilization of the Visceral Fascia for the treatment of Pelvic Dysfunction-The Urologic System: 2021; Pelvic Restoration: 2022; and The Female Athlete Course: 2024.

Dr. Becky is also the founder, CEO, and a licensed Physical Therapist at Genesis PT & Wellness, her Pelvic Floor therapy private practice located across seven clinical locations in DFW Texas, as well as serving people virtually all over the world. Dr. Becky firmly believes that pelvic floor dysfunction requires extensive knowledge and understanding of the body as a whole and has built her entire practice on this truth, including having trained each of her therapists in how to treat the pelvic floor without through a holistic lens that truly takes the whole person into account.