A Physical Therapy Approach for Dyspareunia (Online)

A Physical Therapy Approach for Dyspareunia (online)

About the Course

Did you know that up to 20% of women experience pain during sexual intercourse? Imagine the impact on physical and mental health, body image, relationships and attempts for conception. This 2.5 day online course will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to help this (relatively silent!) population, and includes theoretical online sessions, videos, assignments and vignettes. It concentrates specifically on the management of women with vestibulodynia, the most common form of dyspareunia in pre-menopausal women.

Note: The entry-level course on female urinary incontinence is a pre-requisite.

Switching to the online format has changed some of our objectives. Instead of practising the techniques, you will be learning and reviewing them in detail. The format of the course has been adjusted to include a follow-up session, in order to help with the practical application of the techniques that are learned and reviewed in the course. Videos and vignettes will be added, along with quizzes and readings to supplement your learning.

Important Information

Course:

A Physical Therapy Approach for Dyspareunia - online version (2.5 days)

Dates:

to be determined

Prices:

Early bird price ending (to be determined) : $795.00 CAD (+ applicable taxes)
Regular price: $825.00 CAD (+ applicable taxes)

Pre-requisite:

The Physical Therapy Approach to Female Urinary Incontinence – Entry level (or equivalent)

Registration not currently available

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Course Objectives

Understand the common causes of dyspareunia
Learn about the typical medical approach for dyspareunia
Learn how to adapt the physiotherapy evaluation and examination for the patient with dyspareunia
Review the pelvic floor anatomy
Review the pelvic floor evaluation in detail
Understand the clinical reasoning for the treatment of dyspareunia
Be able to establish a treatment plan and progression for the patient suffering vestibulodynia
Understand the implications of the psychological aspect
Understand the importance of the multi-disciplinary approach to treatment
Review in detail the manual treatment techniques specific to the patient with vestibulodynia
Learn about lubricants, insertion devices, sexual practises and techniques
Learn how to perform insertion techniques
Understand indications for the use of telerehabilitation in the approach for vestibulodynia

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Course Schedule

Day 1: 10:30 am – 6:30 pm (Montreal time)

Registration
Introduction
Dyspareunia: vestibulodynia, vaginismus, fissure, lichen sclerosis
Medical evaluation and treatment approach
Physiotherapy evaluation (history)
Review of anatomy and biomechanics of pelvic floor
Physiotherapy evaluation (physical)

Day 2: 10:30 am – 6:30 pm (Montreal time)

Specifics for physical evaluation of patient with dyspareunia
Problem list, treatment plan, treatment approach
Psychological approach
Manual techniques
Education, exercise, biofeedback, electrical stimulation
Insertion techniques
Treatment progression, control

Day 3: 10:30 am – 2:30 pm (3-6 weeks later)

Your Instructors

Claudia & Marie-Josée are passionate about Pelvic Health physiotherapy, renowned for their extensive knowledge and expertise in this field both as clinicians and instructors. Their teaching style is very practical, well-organized, clear, fun and full of valuable information, enabling the students to begin treating patients immediately upon return to practise.

Claudia Brown
B.Sc. P.T., M. Sc. Rehab. Sciences, MOPPQ, MCPA

Marie-Josée Lord
B.Sc. P.T., MOPPQ, MCPA

Some testimonials from past participants:

"Marie Jose never disappoints. Her dedication to research based practice, her caring personality and her ability to throw in an occasional worthy fun story made for a great weekend. Thank you!"

"The entire course was interesting and so clinically relevant! I particularly loved getting to practice insertion techniques in this course, otherwise I wouldn’t have felt comfortable trying on my patients. I also really liked the portion on skin pathologies, which gave me a much better idea of which are normal anatomical variations and which are pathological."

"This whole course was so well organized and packed with clinically relevant information. There was also a great and dynamic learning ambiance, where everyone was encouraged to participate and all questions were welcomed. I now feel so well prepared to work with pain patients, and feel that I got a very helpful refresher on treating incontinence patients as well. As always, Claudia Brown is amazing, and has an answer for every possible PF question we could have. Her decades of experience in the field really shine through. I would recommend this course to any PF physios, and would definitely take further PF courses with Uro-Sante."

"Over all Claudia was amazing. I would definitely recommend my friends to take course with Uro Sante. Very friendly instructors and well planned and amazing set up."

"Had a great time at the course. MJ is very helpful. Her enthusiasm is inspiring. Course was very well organized and materials were presented so well. Thank you!"

"I enjoyed the whole course, very informative. I feel I learned a lot and now much better prepared to help my patients"

"Highly recommended for those who have done the intro pelvic health course. Best course I’ve ever taken."

"Great course, can’t say enough about how great Marie Josée is!"

"I feel much more confident assessing and developing a treatment plan for these women now"

"I found the course extremely interesting overall, but I did highly enjoy hearing about the instructor’s clinical experiences, and I really liked how she would tell us how she phrases things to patients."

"Lots of details and picture regarding Lichen ect. Several labs to practice!"

"Very detailed and practical treatment protocol"