Online Course
Pelvic Girdle Dysfunction Case Studies
Pulling together all the pieces in managing patients with pelvic girdle pain using the PGM Method

1-1.5 hours

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Deborah Riczo
Course instructor

Dr Deborah Riczo is a specialist in pelvic girdle /sacroiliac dysfunction, pregnancy/postpartum issues, women's health, and breast cancer

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Introduction

In this final course in the Pelvic Girdle Dysfunction Programme, Deborah Riczo discusses 4 patients with different pain presentations. She applies the Pelvic Girdle Musculoskeletal (PGM) Methodsm in the assessment and successful management of these patients. It is highly recommended to finish all the previous courses in this programme before doing this course.

Aims

The aim of this course is to equip the participant to apply what they have learned in the Pelvic Girdle Dysfunction Programme to case study patients.

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. Reading
  2. Video
  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 1-1.5 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 1.2 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:

  • identify the special test findings and how that relates to the assessment and diagnosis in each case
  • discuss the rationale for the exercises given at the initial visit
  • describe appropriate exercise progressions for the case examples
  • discuss the appropriate patient education for the case examples

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant non-financial relationships disclosed by instructor.
Relevant financial disclosure by Deborah Riczo: OPTP.com is the publisher of both of my books and I receive royalties on book sales.

Accessibility

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

Featured reviews
Excellent course!
Claudia Dixon
Physical Therapist
United States