Instructional Level: All

No CEU offered for this review.

Prerequisites: In order to register, you must meet the following requirements:

• You are a licensed health care provider that has taken at least one beginner course in internal vaginal pelvic floor examination techniques. For example: Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Level 1 (PH1) or Pelvic Floor Level 1, etc. 
• Complete the REQUIRED Prerequisite Verification Form and upload a certificate of course completion that included vaginal examination techniques. See step 1 below.

Participants who enroll in the course without proper verification, incomplete or inappropriate verification will be deleted from the student roster, charged an administrative fee of $100.00 and refunded the remainder of the course fee.

Target Audience: Physical Therapists (PT) and PT Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, PA, ND, MD, DO. Content is not intended for use outside the scope of the learner's state license or regulation.

Description:

• A compilation of videos and images during vulvo-vaginal assessment
• Detailed review of vulvar anatomy, examinations of the vulva, and perineal body
• Videos of Pelvic Floor (PF) exercises and release training
• Handouts supporting the steps of the exam techniques
• BONUS: Exam of PF in Standing & Functional Positions (a lecture from by PF Support Systems Course)
• BONUS: Intro to Pelvic Venous Disorders (Dr. Julie Baron)

WHAT YOU WILL REVIEW

• PF Examination- Introduction to for the Patient
• External PF Anatomy and Exams
• The Perineal Body Anatomy and Exams
• Examination of PF Layers 1 & 2
• Examination of PF Layer 3 & Internal Bony Landmarks Overview
• Pelvic Floor Muscle Activation and Release Videos
• Standing Examinations of the PF for prolapse and optimizing PF muscle activation