Women's & Men's Health Physiotherapy : Student Resource

Gerard Greene (MSc Manip Physio), MMACP, HCPC, PGCert Hed

Senior Lecturer Coventry University

@gerardgreenephy

What is Women’s ( and Mens’ Health) Physiotherapy

@gerardgreenephy [email protected]

Social Media ( please tweet & post)

@womenshealthfb

Womens Health Physiotherapy


Session Aims To outline the scope of Women’s and Men’s Health

Physiotherapy

To identify the key conditions that Women’s & Men’s Health Physiotherapists manage

To Develop an understanding of the Pelvic Floor musculature and it’s role in women’s & Men’s health conditions.

To recognise common clinical patterns such as Rectus Diastasis, Stress Urinary Incontinence, Pudendal Neuralgia, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Prostrate Cancer .

To produce patient information material relating to Women’s/ Men’s health Physiotherapy

Signposting to Clinical and Patient resources.


Student Activity 1. What conditions do WH Physios see?

2. What conditions do MH Physios see ?


This is what Women’s Health PTs in Stress Incontinence Do. This is what Women's Health Physios do


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvIdt_nMtcU

Women’s Health Fringe Show Elaine Miller : Edinburgh Fringe WH Show


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdL4U39J0ao

Scope of Practice Obstetrics

Pelvic Girdle Pain

Post Natal

Rectus Diastasis

Return to Sport Post Natally

Incontinence


Gynaecological

Incontinence

Post Gynae Surgery

Chronic Pelvic Pain

Sexual Dysfunction

Pelvic Organ Prolapse


Colorectal

Anal Incontinence

Diarrhoea

Constipation

Post Colorectal Ca

Post Colorectal Surgery


Oncology

Breast Cancer Survivors

Lymphoedema


Men’s Health

Pelvic Pain

Prostate cancer


Session 2 Key Resources available


What are some key Resources for clinicians in these areas? Women's Health FB Group

Men's Health Physiotherapy Group


https://www.facebook.com/groups/1424514604444439/

https://www.facebook.com/menshealthphysiotherapy

BBC Podcasts Dr Ruth Jones: Men's Health Podcast

Female Pelvic Health


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04dmxw0


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p024lrv3

Elaine Miller ( Frontline Feature) Facts on SUI: Elaine Miller Frontline Feature


http://www.csp.org.uk/frontline/article/profile-burst-taboo

Prevalence Urinary Incontinence The Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1476070/

Evidence for Physiotherapy Cochrane Evidence for Conservative Management of

Urinary Incontinence


http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD005654.pub3/abstract

Your Pelvic Floor ( Aimed at teenagers/ Younger women)

Your Pelvic Floor


http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1uf5x/YourPelvicFloorGuide/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http://free.yudu.com/item/details/425577/Your-Pelvic-Floor-Guide

Great NZ PTA Resource Physiotherapy for Stress Incontinence


http://www.everybody.co.nz/page-bcf092c0-6200-481b-bda8-9add8e9c88e4.aspx

New Zealand Guide ( how to train your dragon)

What's Your Pelvic Floor and how to re-train it


http://www.everybody.co.nz/page-5379ba51-d42c-4c2f-b8c9-6af7cbde7e25.aspx

CSP Video and Patient Info Personal Training for your Pelvic Floor : CSP


http://www.csp.org.uk/publications/personal-training-your-pelvic-floor

CSP : Pregnancy Related Incontinence Pregnancy Related Incontinence


http://www.csp.org.uk/your-health/conditions/pregnancy-related-incontinence

#Physioworks Stress Incontinence : Physio Works


http://www.csp.org.uk/professional-union/practice/evidence-base/physiotherapy-works/urinary-incontinence

Men’s Health : Resource Nuts and Bolts of Prostectomy


http://www.printgraphics.net.au/myfiles/Bridge_Spring_2014/index.html

Session 3: Pelvic Anatomy Time to revise Pelvic Bony Anatomy with the skeleton


Pelvic Floor Anatomy Pelvic Floor Anatomy: Aclands


https://aclandanatomy.com/content/4010505

Session 4: SUI Facts and figures on Stress Incontinence

( see and read through handouts/web resources)

Patient Resources ( see handouts)

How to contract the pelvic floor ( practice & teach your neighbour beside you in the classroom)


Student presentation of Patient Poster information on: Rectus Diastasis

Stress Incontinence

Pudendal Neuralgia

Men’s Health


Further Resources


Rectus Diastasis Diane Lee : Rectus Diastasis


http://dianelee.ca/article-diastasis-rectus-abdominis.php

Pudendal Neuralgia Pudendal Neuralgia

Pudendal Neuralgia : Master Class


http://pelvicguru.com/2012/04/03/pudendal-neuralgia-there-is-hope/

http://pelvicguru.com/2012/04/03/pudendal-neuralgia-there-is-hope/

http://www.obgynnews.com/views/master-class/blog/pudendal-neuralgia/95b5639640fc33ca0904b596c45007b5.html

Pelvic Floor Terminology Pelvic Floor Terminology


http://hermanwallace.com/download/Standardisation_of_Terminology_of_Pelvic_Floor_Muscle_Function_and_Dysfunction_Report_from_the_Pelvic_Floor_Clinical_Assessment_Group_of_the_ICS.pdf

Female Pelvic Anatomy Female Pelvic Anatomy


http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/Suppl_4/S3.full.pdf+html

Male Pelvic Floor Functional Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor Male


http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/72597/annals.1389.034.pdf?sequence=1


Causes of Pelvic Pain Causes of Pelvic Pain


http://www.webmd.com/women/ss/slideshow-pelvic-pain-causes

Diane Lee: Linking MSk to the Pelvic Floor Diane Lee: The Core


http://dianelee.ca/articles/UnderstandYourBack&PGPopt.pdf

Pelvic Organ Prolapse Cochrane Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Bowel and Bladder Foundation

The Poppy Trial: Lancet


http://www.thecochranelibrary.com/details/browseReviews/578341/Pelvic-organ-prolapse.html

http://www.bladderandbowelfoundation.org/bladder/bladder-problems/prolapse.asp

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)61977-7/abstract

Sexual Dysfunction Tali Rosenbaum Web Resources


http://tallirosenbaum.com/en

Have you found any other resources? Please post on the Women’s Health Physiotherapy

Group on Facebook


Thanks Many thanks to Elaine Miller for the POP resources

and my friends and colleagues in the Women’s Health FB group for sharing great resources and Jo Millios for the Men’s Health Resources. .


Documents

Women's & Men's Health Physiotherapy : Student Resource