Osteopathic Treatment of the Female Uro-Genital System: Urinary Incontinence Uterus Dysfunction & Female Pelvic Pain
Online Course Start Date is May 20, 2019
Course start date Monday May 20, 2019 , and runs through until July 8th, 2019.How this course works:
This online course will run for eight weeks, with two theory chapters being released each week for the first five weeks, then the Training Videos and Clinical Practice in weeks six and seven, ending with the Course Quiz on week 8. Students are asked to submit their Homework Clinical Practice Worksheets within one month following the last week of the course in order to receive their Certificate of Completion. Students have access to the course content for a full six months from start date.
New chapters are released every week, but you have access to them for the entire duration of the course. Students can go back and review the material as many times as they wish, including watching the videos as many times as needed.
You will be able to log in and learn from anywhere in the world and at any time, once the chapter is released.
Certificate of Completion is for 20 hrs.
Although this is an eight week course, students will have access to the entire course, including the demonstration videos, for a full six months.
Enrolling:
The cost of the course is listed in Canadian Dollars. Enrollment is $595 and can be paid for by credit card or by PayPal.
Enrollment is a two step process: First create an account, then proceed to checkout to enroll.
Here's what some Osteopaths around the world are saying about the need for Women's Health continuing education:
From the UK:
"I have a particular interest having taught therapeutic pilates for over 10 years which exposed me to the prevalence of uro-genital dysfunction and the lack of support and treatment available through conventional pathways, particularly post - natally. Having had my first child two years ago during my training.., contact with other new mothers has highlighted even more the lack of education around post natal recovery and consequently the low expectation of new mothers in terms of regaining full function. I've been amazed at how many young women accept stress in continence as an inevitable part of motherhood. I've also been reading texts around the emotional and spiritual connections of women's pelvic dysfunction and although I don't have the skill yet, hope to explore this further. ... passion for postnatal osteopathy has rubbed off on me!"
From France:
" I’m working in France, UK trained and have my own practice in the middle of fields and am trying to set up a Well Woman’s centre, a concept which doesn’t really exist in France.
It’s such a huge, undiscussed area which, if I were perfectly honest, I feel quite inadequate to treat effectively apart from a few techniques learnt at college."
A recent grad writes:
" I am very excited to start my professional career and I have always had a passion for visceral osteopathy, which was taught only briefly in our curriculum. Anecdotally I had some fantastic experience treating an older man with serious incontinence issues (he was self catheterising twice daily) and a young ... woman with two uteruses (uteri??) with a lot of post partum pain. These experiences greatly sparked my interest in visceral practice and I hope to learn as much as possible!"
From New Zealand:
"I am in New Zealand... on maternity leave. I have always enjoyed visceral treatment (especially receiving it) but this area would specifically interest me as I am currently in my early pregnancy. I feel when I return to work (one day) I will like to specialise in treating mothers."
From Norway:
"I am a male osteopath from Norway. My interest in women’s health is based on my clinical practice where I see women with menstrual pain and other issues almost every week, and how much I can help with fairly little experience. My () also suffers from endometriosis and adenomyosis and I notice that my experience isn’t enough to give her adequate help. I’ve had some visceral training during my education, but I feel I’ve just scratched the surface."
Welcome from your Instructor!
Ensuring you cover all of the course content
Course Schedule
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Introduction to Visceral Treatment of the Female Pelvis
Unique Principles that Govern the Pelvic Cavity
The Principle of Volume Pressure
"Nature abhors a vacuum"
The Principle of Organ Mobility
The Emotional & Psychological Component of Pelvic Pain
Functional Anatomy of the Female Pelvis
How Pelvic Structure affects its Mechanics
The Female Pelvic Cavity as "A Box with Four Sides"
The TOP SIDE “Pressure from Above” – the Abdominal Viscera or Organs
“Pressure from Below” - the Perineum
“Pressure from Behind “ - The Coxxys
Pressure from the Front – Abdominal Wall of Muscle
In Summary ....
The Bladder and the Pubic Bone
How the Vagina Affects the Bladder
What happens to the Bladder as it fills with urine?
What is Ptosis & Prolapse of the Bladder?
Collapse of the the Bladder's Supporting Structures
Why Pelvic Floor Strengthening is only one Part of the Solution
Mechanics of the Uterus
How Uterus Displacement Affects Pelvic Function
How Uterine Dysfunction Affects the Bladder
The "Normal" or "Neutral" Position of the Uterus
Excessive "Forward Inclination" of the Uterus
"Retroversion" or Backward Inclination of the Uterus
Prolapse of the Uterus
"Sidebending" of the Uterus
Physical Trauma & Immobility of the Uterus
The Viscero-Somatic / Somato-Visceral Effect
Spinal Nerve Root & Reflex Chart
The Sacrum Reflex Centers
How Reflex Areas within the Sacrum Affect Urinary Incontinence
Reflex Areas of the Thoraco-Lumbar Spine
Referred Back Pain, Urge to Urinate & Facilitated Segments
The Importance of Reflex Areas in Urogenital Assessment & Treatment
Reflex Areas in MyoFascia, Muscles & Referred Pelvic Pain
Classic Symptoms of Bladder and Uterine Prolapse
Questions to Ask during the Intake Interview
Local Pelvic Indications for Visceral Manipulation
Global Structural Indications
Systemic Indications
Risk Factors
Hypotonia & the Psychological Connection
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How this Chapter is Organized
FULL VIDEO Urogenital Assessment Protocol
A Few Words from your Instructor ...
Step 1. Testing for Adhesions of the Bladder
Step 2. Testing for Ptosis of the Bladder
Step 3. Testing for Sidebending of the Uterus
Step 4. Testing Thoraco-Lumbar Area Standing Position
Step 4. Testing Thoraco-Lumbar Area Seated Position
Step 5. Testing Compression of Thoraco-Lumbar Junction in Relation to the Sacrum
Concluding Remarks for Assessment Protocol
Osteopathic Treatment Schematic of Female Pelvis
The Importance of Incorporating Breathing
How treatment of the Bladder & Uterus are Inter-Related
A Few More Words from your Instructor ...
Full Video Urogenital Treatment Protocol
Treating the Pelvic Organs step 1. Release Restrictions of the Bladder
Treating the Pelvic Organs step 2. Restore Mobility of the Uterus
Treating the Pelvic Organs step 3. Pump the Lymphatics of the Pelvis
step 4. Decoapt Thoraco-Lumbar Area in Relation to the Sacrum
Treating the Sacrum & Sacro-Illiac Area step 5. Springing Recoil of the Sacrum
Treating the Sacrum & Sacro-Illiac Area step 6. Release Sacro-Illiac
Treating the Sacrum & Sacro-Illiac Area step 7. Stretch Spoas & Pelvic Fascia
UROGENITAL VIDEOS TREATMENT PROTOCOL conclusion
Concluding Remarks for Treatment Protocol
Homework - Assessment Protocol Download
Homework - Treatment Protocol Download
Maureen Hannah Maher
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