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Are you interested in becoming pelvic health certified? Join Dr. Whitney Bartley for a free webinar to learn more about the CAPP-Pelvic Certification process and how you can receive training to treat pelvic health conditions. Continue Reading
Pain in the anus or rectum is often called rectal pain. There are different types of rectal pain. Functional rectal pain syndromes are caused by spasms of the muscle around the rectum. This muscle is called the levator ani muscle. Many successful treatments are available. Continue Reading
I planned to major in kinesiology, working towards my goal of becoming a sports physical therapist. During my undergraduate years, I developed hip pain and further evaluation revealed a hip malformation, leading to two surgeries in the next few years. Continue Reading
Can an Outpatient Exercise Program for Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain Improve Pain & Function Versus Education? A Feasibility Study. Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PRPGP) is a type of low back pain that is estimated to affect up to 72% of the antepartum population and 25%... Continue Reading
“No One Told Me About This Part”: What Breastfeeding Women Want and Need to Support their Physical Health. A large proportion of breastfeeding women are sedentary or engaging only in light activity despite the recommended minimum of 150 minutes of moderate activity per week... Continue Reading
Feasibility and effectiveness of an interprofessional mindfulness-informed group-based intervention for treatment of overactive bladder: a pilot study Continue Reading
In this open discussion webinar, participants will have the opportunity to learn from Dr. Julia Smeltz on the various types of pelvic health physical therapy. Learn more about common patient populations and diagnoses within pelvic health and the numerous areas of practice as a pelvic health provider Continue Reading
Use of a Movement System Impairment-Guided Approach in the Management of a Patient with Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder. Based on the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy’s Top Poster for CSM 2021, this webinar will describe the management of a patient with persistent genital arousal... Continue Reading
Responsiveness of health-related quality of life patient-reported outcome measures in women receiving conservative treatment for urinary incontinence: a systematic review. There are currently 16 patient reported outcome measures for the measurement of health-related quality of life with a Grade A... Continue Reading
Differences In Pelvic Floor Muscle Function, Hip Function, And Gait Between Women With And Without Self-Reported Stress Urinary Incontinence. Join us as Dr. Hartigan and Dr. McAuley discuss their research resulting in three different publications in the Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy... Continue Reading
My favorite part of being a SSIG director is the amazing networking opportunities! As many of us are aware, pelvic health is a growing field and it is not always easy to find a community that we can readily connect with... Continue Reading
Learn more about various oncologic conditions, lymphedema, and how it relates to pelvic and women’s health from from Dr. Alex Hill, a dual board-certified women’s health and oncology physical therapist. Continue Reading
