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Course Name: Women’s Health: Don’t Forget the Bottom of the Core: Understanding Pelvic Floor Dysfunction as it Relates to Common Orthopedic Dysfunctions 
Presenter: Jennifer Celso, PT, MPT, DPT, WCS
Price: $105.00
Number of CCU’s / Contact Hours: 12
Target Audience: PT’s, PTA’s, OT’s and OTA’s
Included: One Link to Access the Entire Set of Videos, A Course Manual (e-mailed), Sign-in Sheet, Evaluation and Summary Sheet

Course Description:

This course is designed to educate the participant about the anatomy, biomechanics, and functions of the pelvic floor and to introduce the musculoskeletal implications that pelvic floor dysfunctions have on other orthopedic conditions such as low back pain, SIJD, sciatica, and hip pain. Emphasis will be placed on appropriate external interventions that can be provided in an outpatient orthopedic clinic and when referral to a pelvic floor specialist is suggested. There will be lab offered in this class so the participant should wear proper attire such as yoga pants or lose shorts. Jeans and khaki pants will not be conducive to this lab.

Topics:

Introduction, Anatomy and Function of the Pelvic Floor, Anatomy Demonstration with Group Participation, Dysfunctions of the Pelvic Floor, Therapeutic Exercise of the Pelvic Floor (when to and when to not), Diaphragmatic breathing and External assessment of pelvic floor contraction, Brief overview of Low Back Pain, Multifidus and Pelvic Floor, Brief overview of Hip Dysfunctions, Obturator Internus and Relaxing the Pelvic Floor and Case Studies

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion the participant will be able to demonstrate and have an understanding of

Participants will identify important anatomical structures of the pelvic floor and recognize the importance of considering the pelvic floor when treating other orthopedic conditions such as low back, SI, and hip dysfunctions.

Participants will demonstrate the ability to externally facilitate a proper pelvic floor contraction and educate their patients on the necessary home exercise programs to improve pelvic floor dysfunctions.

Participants will demonstrate the ability to perform external manual trigger point release to the obturator internus and levator ani muscle groups to supplement other interventions for the treatment of sciatica and SIJD.

Presenter: Jennifer Celso, PT, MPT, DPT, WCS

Jennifer is a Kansas Licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy with 15 years of experience and is a Board Certified Women’s Health Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association’s Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. Currently Jennifer owns Essential Core Physical Therapy, Inc. and also works as the Director of Clinical Education and an instructor for the Department of Physical Therapy at Wichita State University teaching Professional Practice coursework and Women’s Health/pelvic floor Physical Therapy. Jennifer is dedicated to treating women and men for urologic, colorectal, and pelvic pain conditions as well as women for pregnancy related musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction.
She earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Health Service, Organization, and Policy in 1999 followed by a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy in 2001 from Wichita State University. Jennifer completed her Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree from Northeastern University in Boston, MA in 2009.