Online Course
Common Women’s Pelvic Health Conditions
An in-depth introduction to pelvic dysfunction in women

1.5-2 hours

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Ibukun Afolabi
Course instructor

Ibukun is an experienced physiotherapist serving in the space where pelvic floor health, childbirth, and perinatal rehabilitation meet

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Introduction

A significant number of women experience pelvic health dysfunction during their lifetime. Approximately one in three women develop incontinence, and at least 50 percent of women aged over 50 have some degree of pelvic organ prolapse. Pelvic health conditions may be caused by a single precipitating event, such as childbirth, or relate to life changes, such as peri-menopause. This course introduces conditions commonly treated by pelvic health physiotherapists, including urinary and faecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and persistent pelvic pain.

Aims

This course aims to introduce conditions commonly encountered in women's pelvic health physiotherapy practice.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Video
  2. Reading activity
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1.5-2 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.3 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • describe two pelvic floor states
  • distinguish between an overactive and underactive pelvic floor based on a case scenario
  • discuss three common pelvic health conditions
  • explain three potential causes of pelvic organ prolapse

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews
I clearly understood the mechanism of pelvic floor muscles, the different conditions they affect, and how they can be treated. It is so important to talk and educate patients in simple words!
Sana Shafi '
Physiotherapist
Australia
Best explanation. Those interested in women's health physiotherapy should take courses like these!
Hira Iqrar
Physiotherapist
Pakistan
Amazing Course! Very well put together and hardly took an hour. I highly recommend it if you are short on time and need a productive learning session.
Dania Sijjil
Physiotherapist
Pakistan
Great course for anyone wanting to learn more about the pelvic floor, as we do not receive much information about it in the physiotherapy curriculum!
Anita Assersen Sæstad
Physiotherapist
United Kingdom
Ibukan offered a very good approach to explaining the different types of pelvic conditions!
Rajakumari Rajendiran
Physiotherapist
India