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Biopsychosocial Reframed

This course is designed to be attended live during the specific dates and times listed. By attending live, you’ll be able to harness the benefits of live discussions, timely feedback, and a collaborative environment.

Course Description: 

Do you get frustrated with your persistent pain patients who don’t respond to your biomechanical approach? Transitioning to a biopsychosocial framework has been a challenge for many clinicians despite the competency of our biomechanical training. When patients have a sensitive nervous system, measuring psychosocial distress as objectively as we measure range of motion, muscle strength, proprioception and joint mobility is important when profiling their sensitive nervous system.

This course will teach you how to reframe your persistent pain patients by treating the “whole person” using a psychologically informed framework.

The use of distress questionnaires (SAD CLLIFSS) and skills training for the psychosocial components is lacking in many physiotherapy-based training programs.

This course teaches you how to use distress questionnaires to assess the drivers of central sensitization. Clinicians need to do better than simply prescribe yoga and meditation to their patients with a sensitive nervous system. Explore the strong evidence behind matching evidence-informed treatment techniques such as pain education, yoga, qi gong, meditation, sensory-motor retraining, expressive writing exercises and cardiovascular exercise to each patient’s “driver” of their sensitive nervous system in order to improve patient outcomes. Barrier-breaking strategies of integrating psychologically informed practices into our treatment approach for persistent pain is a key competency of the modern, evidence-informed clinician.

Upon completion of this course, participants will learn:

  • To move beyond “talking” about a biopsychosocial model of care to truly incorporating this model into your practice.
  • To define central sensitization and how to measure the characteristics of central sensitization in your clinical practice.
  • To understand a clinical framework for treating persistent pain that expands on your current biomechanical skills (from new grad to seasoned clinician).
  • How to assess various drivers of a sensitized nervous system and to “match” evidence-informed psychosocial skills to these drivers.
  • Novel movement exercises including six qi gong routines for the upper body, lower body, breathing and pelvic organs to help to address sensory-motor changes as well as generalized tension.

This is a lecture-format and lab-based course. Included in the cost of the course are handouts and resources for each of the techniques learned. The audiovisual resources presented during this course for meditation, progressive relaxation exercises and qi gong will be made available as free downloads but can also be purchased through Embodia Academy for easier patient prescription.

Audience: This course is open to all healthcare professionals.

Prerequisites: None

Date/Time: September 27, October 4, 11 & 18, 2026, from 5:00pm – 8:00pm ET (Toronto). Each course runs for 4 sessions.

Pregnancy, Pelvic Girdle Pain & The Pelvic Floor

Participants who register for this course have the option to attend the course live-online and/or watch the recording later. The recording will be available to all registrants for a 6-week period and access is provided on the next business day following the course. This allows participants who may not be able to attend live-online to still benefit from the course content. 

If you are watching the recording only, please note that the breakout room discussions are not recorded and you’ll only be able to see the discussion after. 

Description:

This advanced-level course is designed to deepen the knowledge of physiotherapists and other healthcare providers in optimizing pelvic health throughout the perinatal period and postpartum period, with a specific focus on understanding and managing pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PGP).

Participants will explore evidence-based strategies to prevent pelvic floor dysfunction during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as best practices for restoring pelvic floor function in the postpartum period. The course will provide a comprehensive overview of appropriate exercise prescription both before and after birth, tailored to support pelvic health.

In addition, advanced assessment and treatment techniques for anorectal dysfunction related to coccydynia in pregnancy and postpartum will be reviewed and demonstrated.

PGP is poorly understood by many clients and clinicians. This course will challenge outdated narratives—such as the overemphasis on relaxin—and equip participants with a clearer understanding of the true drivers of this clinical presentation with particular attention to muscle imbalances that contribute to the clinical presentation. Clinicians will leave with tools necessary to foster a more confident, effective approach to care.

This is a live two-day online lecture course, which includes videos of all assessment and treatment techniques.

Included in this course are the following videos that must be watched prior to the course. You’ll have an opportunity to ask any questions that may arise from watching the videos during the course.

  • DRA video (2.75 hours) – created by Munira Hudani for Pelvic Health Solutions on practical tools and tips, exercise principles and progressions, and the framework she uses.
  • Clinical tests and exercises video (18 minutes) – created by Susan Clinton for Pelvic Health Solutions on special tests to assess pelvic girdle pain and treatment strategies.

Upon completion, participants will:

  • Explore the anatomical, physiological and hormonal changes that occur during the perinatal and postnatal stages.
  • Discuss and review pelvic floor anatomy, focusing on its role in pelvic girdle pain, incontinence and dyspareunia.
  • Learn about the phases of labour.
  • Gain insight into the physiotherapist’s role in both perinatal and postnatal care, including birth plan preparation, perineal massage and birth positions options during labor.
  • Learn assessment and treatment considerations for episiotomy scars/tears, c-section scars, incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, dyspareunia, diastasis recti, coccydynia and other musculoskeletal conditions that occur during pregnancy and postpartum.
  • Gain knowledge on exercise considerations during pregnancy and postpartum, including return to running guidelines and post c-section recovery treatment guidelines.
  • Learn to recognize red flags, contraindications to various treatments, including exercise in high-risk pregnant population and become familiar with urgent maternal signs.
  • Understand obstetric red flags that may require a referral to medical team (OB, midwife, family MD or nurse practitioner)
  • Investigate the causes of pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain, along with associated impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities.
  • Perform a lumbopelvic assessment of pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain using provocation testing and applying a biopsychosocial approach
  • Establish appropriate patient centered goals and develop an evidence-based treatment plan during pregnancy and postpartum
  • Develop knowledge in evidence-informed strategies to address and mitigate pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain, including exercise and lifestyle interventions.
  • Integrate these learnt concepts with the use of case studies.

Audience: This course is open to all practitioners who work with women in the perinatal care period: physiotherapists, naturopathic doctors, nurses, midwives, and medical doctors.

Prerequisite: Level 1 (or equivalent to be approved by PHS – please email info@pelvichealthsolutions.ca for approval).

Time: Two-day course from 10:30am-4:30pm ET (Toronto). Convert your local time zone.

Introductory Electrical Stimulation for Pelvic Health

Participants who register for this course have the option to attend the course live-online and/or watch the recording later. The recording will be available to all registrants for a 6-week period and access is provided on the next business day following the course. This allows participants who may not be able to attend live-online to still benefit from the course content. 

Course Description:

This 3 hour introductory level course will help to unravel the mysteries of electrical stimulation techniques and allow you to apply principles rather than protocols when using it for pelvic health conditions. Starting with the basics of neuromuscular physiology then applying this to understand parameters you will be able to use clinical reasoning to work out the best applications for your patients.

There will be a focus on the most commonly seen pelvic health conditions OAB/ urinary urgency and pelvic pain as well as how to use electrical stimulation when pelvic floor weakness is a contributor to conditions such as SUI and POP.

There is a practical case study section along with how to troubleshoot issues with machines.

Course Objectives:

  • Understand basic neuromuscular physiology of neurons, nerve, and muscle fibres, how do they work?
  • Apply this to understanding the parameters used in electrical stimulation.
  • Understand the difference between NMES and TENS.
  • Learn the proposed theories of mechanism of action for both NMES and TENS.
  • Understand the differences between voluntary and stimulated muscle contractions.
  • Understand the differences between using high and low-frequency TENS for pain management.
  • Know when to choose either as an adjunct to your treatment and learn where they fit into the treatment paradigm/algorithm.
  • Understand the principles of electrode choice – how do you know which to choose?
  • Learn how to troubleshoot with a machine – what does it mean when the machine won’t go past 5-6mA?
  • Learn how to check electrodes and leads.
  • Apply what you have learned via an interactive case study session using the supplied parameter card download.

Audience: This course is open to registered health professionals for whom the use of electrical stimulation techniques for pelvic health are within the scope of practice.

Prerequisites: None

Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm ET (Toronto). Please convert to your local time zone.

The Pelvic Floor Within Sports Medicine

Participants who register for this course have the option to attend the course live-online and/or watch the recording later. The recording will be available to all registrants for a 6-week period and access is provided on the next business day following the course. This allows participants who may not be able to attend live-online to still benefit from the course content. 

Course Description:

The Pelvic Floor Within Sports Medicine is a 3-hour online interactive seminar that aims to bridge the gap between sports medicine and pelvic health. The course offers insights into pelvic floor anatomy and function, pelvic floor dysfunction, screening, application of sports medicine principles, management and case examples.

Objectives – this course will provide attendee’s with:

  • an understanding of why the pelvic floor is part of sports medicine
  • an overview of pelvic floor anatomy and function
  • an overview of the dysfunctional pelvic floor
  • an understanding of considering the dysfunctional pelvic floor within the sporting body
  • an application of the principles of load tolerance to the pelvic floor
  • understanding of how to screen athletes/sportspersons for pelvic floor dysfunction
  • management options for the dysfunctional sporting pelvic floor
  • insights into adjunctive products for supporting pelvic floor function
  • understanding of the current scientific understanding for pelvic floor training as part of all athlete programming
  • case examples
  • the opportunity for Q+A and case discussion

Audience: This course is open to all healthcare and wellness professionals.

Prerequisite: None

Time: 1:00pm-4:00pm ET (Toronto). Please convert to your local time zone.

Bowel and Bladder Treatment of the Client with Neurologic Dysfunction

Participants who register for this course have the option to attend the course live-online and/or watch the recorded session later. The recording will be available to all registrants for a 6-week period after each session, and access is provided on the next business day. This allows participants who may not be able to attend live-online to still benefit from the course content. 

Course Description:

Patients that are being treated for neurologic dysfunction have a variety of therapy services offered to them. Many physicians and therapists overlook bowel and bladder concerns for these patients as an untreatable side effect. There are a variety of behavioural and pelvic floor interventions that can be applied to this patient population.

This hybrid course will present the common bowel/bladder and sexual side effects that patients can experience with diagnoses of stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, Spinal cord injury and Parkinson’s Disease. Medical treatments of bowel and bladder dysfunction in the neurogenic population will be delineated. The course will then explore behavioural interventions that therapists and caregivers can apply to be able to alleviate some of the quality-of-life impact that these dysfunctions can have. Therapists will learn external pelvic floor techniques both manual and exercise based that can help to improve bowel and bladder functioning in these patients. Finally, sexual dysfunction in this patient population will also be explored. Participants will leave the course with treatment plans and therapeutic techniques to improve quality of life for these patients.

This course includes 3 hours of pre-course work (videos and pre-readings on anatomy and physiology of neurogenic bowel and bladder). During the online portion of the course, participants will explore the bowel, bladder and sexual dysfunction common to several neurologic diseases as well as common physiotherapy treatment methods.

Course Objectives

  • Participants will be able to describe the common bowel and bladder issues experienced by patients with neurologic issues
  • Participants will be able to create a program of typical treatment techniques that can be used by pelvic floor physical therapists to treat patients with neurologic insults.
  • Participants will be able to create appropriate patient education to help patients with neurologic dysfunction identify when pelvic floor physiotherapy may help with their bowel and bladder dysfunction.

Audience: This course is open to physiotherapists, naturopathic doctors, registered nurses, and medical doctors.

Prerequisite: Level 1 is recommended but not mandatory. Information & skills taught must be used within scope of practice.

Time: Two-day course from 5:30pm – 9:30pm ET (Toronto). Please convert to your local time zone.

Labour and Birth Preparation for Clinical Practice

Participants who register for this course have the option to attend the course live-online and/or watch the recorded session later. The recording will be available to all registrants for a 6-week period after each session, and access is provided on the next business day. This allows participants who may not be able to attend live-online to still benefit from the course content. 

Course Description:

This course is intended for healthcare and wellness professionals that work with pregnant individuals and are looking to help improve their clients labour and birth experience. This course will guide participants to empower their clients to have a positive birth experience using a blend of current evidence and standard birth care practices, using compassionate and trauma-informed care.

Course Objectives:

  • To review current statistics, standards of care and practice for birth.
  • To briefly explain the role of the different birth care providers and birth workers.
  • To learn and understand the anatomy and physiology of birth including the nervous system, pelvic anatomy, hormones, and fetal positioning.
  • To learn practical steps to provide care that is trauma-informed for people in the perinatal phase.
  • To provide a variety of ways to help your clients/patients and their birth partners to advocate for themselves during pregnancy and birth.
  • To understand the complex nature of pain in birth.
  • To review different birth interventions.
  • To learn and understand the stages of labour, pushing, and birth.
  • To learn a variety of comfort measures for birth.
  • To learn the evidence around positions for and types of pushing.
  • To provide some practical ways to implement this knowledge into a clinical practice.
  • Discussions around current birth trends and myths about birth.
  • To address clinician burnout/stress and provide strategies to help increase clinician well-being.
  • Case studies and group discussion

This course includes a $50 discount code for the How to Structure a Partner Birth Prep Session in Clinic December 2026 course.

Audience: This course is open to all healthcare and wellness professionals.

Prerequisites: None

Time: Four-day course from 5:30pm – 9:00pm ET (Toronto). Please convert to your local time zone.

Cesarean Birth & Rehabilitation

Participants who register for this course have the option to attend the course live-online and/or watch the recording later. The recording will be available to all registrants for a 6-week period and access is provided on the next business day following the course. This allows participants who may not be able to attend live-online to still benefit from the course content.

Course Description:

Cesarean births make up approximately one third of childbirth deliveries in Canada. However, there remains limited and often conflicting post-operative guidance for patients which can leave them feeling unsure of how to navigate their recovery following a Cesarean section. Insufficient guidance on when and how to return to exercise as well as appropriate exercise progression can be overwhelming and often result in patients (or practitioners!) doing too much too soon OR avoiding exercise unnecessarily. Physiotherapists and rehab professionals have much to offer in supporting individuals through this journey and help bridge the gap in current care practices.

This course will provide the practitioner with a practical overview of the Cesarean birth experience as well as evidence-informed tools & approaches to help patients optimize recovery. We will also explore a wide variety of exercise ideas through all stages of recovery.

Objectives:

  • learn what a Cesarean birth is (and is not!)
  • review post-operative restrictions & red flags
  • review evidence-informed recommendations for enhancing recovery after surgery
  • learn early post-op pain management techniques & protective strategies
  • exposure to evidence-informed use of modalities in cesarean recovery
  • understand differences in post-operative complications &  dysfunction between modes of delivery (vaginal & cesarean)
  • explore a variety of exercise ideas (including for runners and weight lifters) throughout all stages of recovery
    • 0-6 weeks postpartum
    • 6 week ‘clearance’ and beyond
  • be exposed to medical considerations for future births (e.g. VBAC)
  • explore the role physiotherapy can play in preparing patients for Cesarean birth or VBAC
  • explore prevalent biopsychosocial impacts:
    • impact of C-Section on breastfeeding
    • emotional & psychological impacts; birth trauma
  • explore barriers to recovery and advantages of implementing Telehealth in this population

Practical review and demonstration of:

  • cesarean scar management, mobility and de-sensitization techniques.
  • breastfeeding positions after a Cesarean birth
  • protective strategies in the first 6 weeks postpartum
  • “exercise” ideas for the first 6 weeks after birth
  • exercise at 6 weeks and beyond
  • case example for the telehealth platform

Audience: Open to all healthcare and wellness professionals.

Prerequisites: None

Time: 5:00pm – 9:00pm ET (Toronto). Please convert to your local time zone.

Menopause – An Integrative Approach For Physiotherapists

Participants who register for this course have the option to attend the course live-online and/or watch the recording later. The recording will be available to all registrants for a 6-week period and access is provided on the next business day following the course. This allows participants who may not be able to attend live-online to still benefit from the course content. 

Course Description:

Menopause is having a moment! There’s never been a better time to become familiar with the whole body and brain changes associated with menopause and to get clear about our role in helping women live well during menopause and beyond.

Female hormones change dramatically throughout our lives, and affect every function and structure in our bodies, from pelvic health to psychological health.

Do you understand what’s happening hormonally during the menstrual cycle? During pregnancy and postnatal recovery? What if you’re postnatal AND perimenopausal?

And what’s the difference between perimenopause and post menopause?

How can we help women live well during all of these transitions?

In this revised, updated and expanded course we will explore:

  • The definitions, key terms and diagnostic criteria to understand around this transition
  • The influence of menstrual and maternal health on good outcomes at and after menopause
  • The musculoskeletal implications of low oestrogen: how muscles, tendons & joints are affected by menopause
  • Breast health, back pain and prolapse – creating good support systems
  • Resistance training: what do we need to consider, from bone health to pelvic health?
  • Brain changes, sleep hygiene and evidence based lifestyle medicine for managing symptoms
  • Why women at menopause/after hysterectomy are more likely to be diagnosed with IBS and what does the evidence tell us about our role in midlife bowel health
  • Why urinary frequency and urgency, as well as incontinence are menopausal issues
  • Sexual health at menopause: it’s not just about atrophy! Body image, msk considerations & relationship with self, along with lubricants, moisturizers and topical hormonal treatment
  • Metabolic changes, weight gain and exercise prescription
  • Exercise prescription at menopause: picking the right tool for the target

Objectives – By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain the anatomical, physiological and hormonal changes associated with the menopausal transition, including their impact on pelvic, urogenital, musculoskeletal and whole-body health from peri- to post-menopause.
  2. Critically appraise and apply the evidence for pelvic rehabilitation in Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM), integrating assessment, education, exercise, pelvic floor rehabilitation and appropriate multidisciplinary management into individualized care.
  3. Recognize, assess and manage the Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause (MSM), applying evidence-informed principles of resistance, impact, balance, mobility and load management to support muscle, tendon, joint and bone health and lifelong physical function.
  4. Integrate brain, heart, mental and metabolic health into menopause rehabilitation, using a biopsychosocial and behaviour-change-informed approach to create personalized strategies that support resilience, recovery, physical activity, sleep, nutrition and long-term health.

In this course, supplemented by access to pre-recorded lectures & videos, the therapist’s repertoire of clinical reasoning, manual therapies and exercise prescription will be developed, along with an exploration of evidence based integrative approaches, including yoga, breath-work, stress management, sleep hygiene & lifestyle pertaining to the management of menopausal symptoms. Participants will gain an understanding of the changing hormonal profiles of the menopausal woman, but will also appreciate the long term implications of these changes, especially pelvic & sexual health and function, musculoskeletal/bone health issues, and overall health and wellness.

5+ hours of pre-recorded material available 7 days before the course start date and for 14 days after the last session.

Audience: Open to all healthcare and wellness professionals. Information/skills taught must only be used within your scope of practice.

Prerequisites: None

Time: Two-day course from 10:00am – 4:00pm ET (Toronto). Please convert to your local time zone.

Treatment Solutions for Pediatric Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Their Bladder and Bowel Health

Participants who register for this course have the option to attend the course live-online and/or watch the recording later. The recording will be available to all registrants for a 6-week period and access is provided on the next business day following the course. This allows participants who may not be able to attend live-online to still benefit from the course content. 

Course Description:

A vast number of children, and their families, are currently struggling with the anxiety and the discouragement that surfaces when bladder and bowel functional development is not what they anticipated. The International Children’s Continence Society (ICCS) outlines that “involuntary wetting at an inappropriate time or place in a child 5 years old or more” (Society, 2011) is not considered normal. According to Ramsay et al., incontinence “negatively affects self esteem, and impairs children’s development” (Sophie Ramsay, January-February 2017).

Bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD) is extremely common but likely underreported and in turn, underdiagnosed. There are several lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) as well as bowel grievances that separately, or collectively, appear as dysfunctions of the bladder and the bowel in the pediatric population. These LUTS may include “dysuria, urgency, urinary frequency, hesitancy, daytime incontinence, enuresis, dribbling, straining, voiding postponement, and urinary retention” among others (Joana Dos Santos, Roberto I. Lopes, & Martin A. Koyle, 2017). Constipation and encopresis may also be included under BBD when looking at our pediatric population.

As healthcare providers, we need to do more to assist our pediatric populations and to reduce the symptom carry over that may occur into adulthood. As pelvic physiotherapists, we have the ability to significantly improve a child’s quality of life, reduce both the child and their family’s levels of stress and anxiety, and utilize solution-based learning  and treatment techniques to support normalcy in person-specific bladder and bowel function.

This course will focus on the assessment and treatment of children struggling with bedwetting, daytime incontinence, dysfunctional voiding, and difficulties around bowel elimination. Beginning with an overview of the anatomy, and the study of how the human body works, we will dive into how normal urinary function develops and how we achieve urinary control. Participants will learn terminology around bowel bladder normalcy and dysfunction and will learn how pelvic physiotherapists are an integral part of a pediatric healthcare team. Participants will also feel confident knowing when to refer to other members of the pediatric team.

There will be a comprehensive introduction to dysfunctions in voiding and defecation as well as the common causes of urinary and fecal incontinence. Participants will learn and become confident in both assessment and treatment approaches in working with this population. The course will include videos, demonstrations, as well as instructional labs and case studies.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will:

  • Have reviewed and understand the anatomy of the pelvic floor and its relationship to bladder and bowel function specifically in the pediatric population.
  • Understand how normal urinary function develops and how urinary control is achieved.
  • Understand the role of the pelvic floor as it relates to bladder and bowel voiding reflexes.
  • Have a clear understanding of dysfunction that may require a referral to a member of the pediatric healthcare team.
  • Understand proper pediatric bladder and bowel terminology as outlined by the International Children’s Continence Society
  • Understand the LUTS and bowel dysfunction that may present in the pediatric population.
  • Be introduced to diagnostic tools used in determining potential dysfunction.
  • Understand constipation in the pediatric population and how it directly relates to urinary incontinence.
  • Learn about the behavioural and lifestyle modifications that can assist with pediatric pelvic floor dysfunction.
  • Know how to use bladder logs to assist with bladder and bowel retraining.
  • Know how to observe the effects of posture on pelvic floor muscle recruitment and relaxation and educate on proper positioning to assist with urination and defecation.
  • Understand the psychological impact of bladder and bowel dysfunction and incorporate appropriate referrals to assist.
  • Know how to use surface EMG and biofeedback to both assess and treat pelvic floor dysfunction in pediatric clients.
  • Know how to develop individualized treatment plans as well as progressions for treatment to assist with bladder and bowel training.
  • Be introduced to the Modified O’Regan Protocol (MOP) program and understand its role in treatment.
  • Obtain the tools to confidently assist the pediatric population in becoming continent and provide confident evaluation and treatment.
  • Develop a toolbox of educational information, treatment techniques, and solution-based problem-solving skills to improve the quality of life of pediatric patients.

Prerequisite: None – this is a beginner level course appropriate for healthcare professionals that have an interest in exploring and understanding bladder and bowel disorders in the pediatric population.

Audience: Healthcare professionals may include, but are not limited to, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Pediatricians, and Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. The content presented in this course is intended for use within the participant’s scope of practice and regulatory licensing and should not be used by individuals who are not licensed or regulated.

Time: Two-day course from 10:30am – 6:30pm ET (Toronto).

Beyond Kegels – Functional Strength Training for the Pelvic Floor: Online (with optional In-Person)

Participants who register for this course have the option to attend the course live-online and/or watch the recording later. The recording will be available to all registrants for a 6-week period and access is provided on the next business day following the course. This allows participants who may not be able to attend live-online to still benefit from the course content. 

Course Description:

Unlock the missing piece in pelvic floor rehabilitation – functional strength training.

As a pelvic health physiotherapist, you understand the complexities of treating conditions like urinary incontinence, pelvic pain, and pelvic organ prolapse. But are you leveraging strength training effectively in your treatment plans?

Too often, rehab is limited to isolated pelvic floor strengthening or cookie cutter treatment plans, leaving patients without the strength they need for full recovery. This course challenges that norm, equipping you with the skills to confidently assess, prescribe, teach, modify, and progress essential strength movements – squats, deadlifts, presses, and their variations to improve your clients most common pelvic health concerns.

This online course blends lecture, case studies, and movement practice to ensure you walk away with skills and strategies you can implement immediately in your practice. For those who want to take their learning further, an optional in-person session the following weekend offers hands-on coaching practice, more case study applications, and more opportunity for one-on-one time with the instructors.

Move beyond Kegels – transform your approach to pelvic health with functional strength training.

Course Objectives:

  • Understand the limitations of traditional pelvic floor rehabilitation – identify the gaps in common treatment approaches and why underloading patients can hinder full symptom resolution.
  • Integrate strength training into pelvic health treatment plans – learn how functional movements like squats, deadlifts, and presses can enhance recovery and improve patient outcomes.
  • Assess and teach fundamental strength movements with confidence – develop the skills to assess, cue, demonstrate, and coach essential lifts safely and effectively.
  • Bridge the gap between pelvic health rehab and strength training – learn how to progress patients from isolated pelvic floor exercises to full-body, functional movement patterns.
  • Develop evidence-based exercise prescriptions – use current research to guide programming decisions and ensure patients are receiving appropriate load and volume.
  • Apply strength training principles to specific pelvic health conditions – tailor strength training interventions for urinary incontinence, pelvic pain, and pelvic organ prolapse
  • Enhance clinical reasoning through case studies and hands-on practice – work through real-world scenarios and refine your ability to make patient-centered exercise modifications.

Please note – having access to dumbbells for the online component will be helpful to practice movements.

Objectives for the optional in-person practical component (additional cost – see website):

  1. Refine coaching and cueing skills – gain valuable hands-on experience providing real-time feedback and expand your ability to improve your client’s form and symptoms with exercise prescription, modifications and better cueing.
  2. Perform and receive live movement assessments of both yourself and others – practice assessing your own movement quality, identifying compensations, and implementing different modifications/cues to improve your exercise prescription for both yourself and clients.
  3. Experiment with equipment and load variations – an opportunity to get comfortable using different resistance tools (e.g., barbells, kettlebells, bands) to adapt strength training for diverse client needs (including common pelvic floor symptoms and conditions)

Audience: This course is open to physiotherapists, physiotherapy students, occupational therapists, occupational therapy students, and any health and wellness practitioner working in an exercise-rehabilitation capacity.

Prerequisite: None

Date/Time:

Online: Two-day course from 10:30am-5:30pm ET (Toronto). Convert your local time zone.

Optional in-person practical: 9:30am-5:00pm in Vaughan, ON.