Recognising Pelvic Girdle Pain

Online Course

Correctly identify the different causes for pain in the pelvic girdle area

Start course

1-1.5 hours

-

Powered by Physiopedia

Course instructor

Deborah Riczo

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

Course image - Recognising Pelvic Girdle Pain

Summarising

Summarising the latest research & evidence

Trusted

Trusted by over - clinicians

Learn

Learn anytime, anywhere, on any device

Accredited

Accredited certificate of completion

Introduction

Select a country (and if appropriate state) to view information about this course's accreditation and/or acceptance in this jurisdiction.

Start course

Included with subscription

Full access to ALL courses
Course certificate
Accredited for CEUs and CPD
Ask experts your clinical questions
Exclusive community membership
14 day money-back guarantee

And more...

Training 5 or more?

Get your team access to ALL courses plus exercise prescription & telehealth.

Try Plus for teams

Introduction

Pelvic girdle pain refers to musculoskeletal disorders affecting the pelvis. It primarily involves the sacroiliac joint, the symphysis pubis and the associated ligaments and muscles. It commonly occurs during pregnancy, but can also develop outside of pregnancy. It can be a disabling condition that has an impact on daily function and quality of life. It can even contribute to work absenteeism. Pelvic girdle pain is a global problem, but physiotherapists are in a unique position to offer guidance and provide valuable help to patients. In this course, the first in a series of courses on pelvic girdle pain, Deborah Riczo, discusses the definition, causes, prevalence, risk factors, differential diagnosis, prognosis and subjective clinical findings of pelvic girdle pain.

Aims

This course aims to provide information on the latest definition of pelvic girdle pain, its causes, risk factors and prognosis. It also explores the subjective clinical findings that are common in individuals experiencing pelvic girdle pain.

Outline

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

Video
Reading activity
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 1.1 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:

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

Learning outcomes

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

identify the most widely recognised definition of pelvic girdle pain and its general causes
correctly identify relevant differential diagnoses that should be considered when assessing an individual with pelvic girdle pain
describe the prevalence of pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy and post-partum
interpret the subjective clinical findings relevant to pelvic girdle pain
describe the prognosis and strongest predictors of poor long-term outcomes in individuals with pelvic girdle pain
identify at least 10 risk factors for pelvic girdle pain

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

I think this course is worth being done. So many times, we are likely to misdiagnose this condition. This course will help you quickly identify pelvic girdle pain, even from the subjective assessment.

Atuhaire Gift

Physiotherapist

Uganda

This is a nice course to update your knowledge. It is evidence based and very interesting!

tarannum siddiqui

Physiotherapist

Nepal

Loved the info and stats about how common pelvic pain is and how to recognise it in the patients walking through my door!

Sunette Meyer

Physiotherapist

South Africa

This course was amazing! The information provided was from very recent studies and more importantly, it touched a small population we typically don't expect PGP from. Overall, a very informative course and I encourage more persons to try it!

Aretha Legall

Physiotherapist

Guyana

I really loved this first part of a longer programme, it gives a great detailed background on Pelvic Girdle Pain and I can't wait to do the rest of the course.

Erinn Winsser

Physiotherapist

Switzerland

This is an interesting and refreshing course!

Physiotherapist

Nigeria

Related courses

Accreditations

Included with subscription

Training 5 or more?

Introduction

Aims

Outline

Target audience

Practicalities

Requirements to complete this course

Learning outcomes

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

Accessibility