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The 13th Pelvic Health Solutions online symposium will enrich your theoretical and practical knowledge of pelvic health. Learn the science, critical reasoning and inter-disciplinary approaches needed to fully understand the direction that pelvic health is taking in your community, provincially, nationally, and internationally.
- More speakers and topics to be announced!
The Missing Link: Pelvic Health & Back Pain - Michelle Lyons
This evidence-informed presentation explores the links between pelvic health and female lumbopelvic pain, highlighting how urinary symptoms, bowel dysfunction, pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, breathing and pressure management, and load transfer may influence both symptoms and rehabilitation. Drawing on current research and clinical experience, participants will examine the unique challenges faced by active women and athletes, where back pain often intersects with pelvic health.
The session will also explore important differential diagnoses that can masquerade as “mechanical” back pain, including endometriosis and other pelvic pain disorders, helping clinicians recognise when symptoms warrant broader clinical reasoning or onward referral.
Participants will learn practical, sensitive screening questions and assessment strategies that can be incorporated into any musculoskeletal or sports physiotherapy assessment. The emphasis is on knowing what to ask, what to look for, and recognising when pelvic health may be a missing piece of the clinical puzzle.
By the end of the session, participants will feel more confident identifying red flags and hidden contributors to female low back pain, integrating pelvic health into everyday practice, and recognising when (and how) targeted pelvic rehabilitation may improve outcomes.
Learning objectives:
- Describe the current evidence linking bladder, bowel and pelvic floor dysfunction with female low back pain.
- Discuss the intersection between pelvic health, lumbopelvic pain and athletic performance in active women and female athletes.
- Recognise pelvic health conditions and differential diagnoses, including endometriosis, that may present as or contribute to persistent low back pain.
- Incorporate simple, evidence-informed pelvic health screening questions into routine musculoskeletal assessments.
Bios:
Michelle Lyons
Michelle Lyons is an internationally recognised women’s health physiotherapist, corporate wellness consultant, and educator with more than two decades of experience helping individuals and organisations improve health, resilience, and performance. Renowned for translating complex health science into engaging, practical strategies, Michelle has built a global reputation as a sought-after speaker and educator, delivering keynote presentations, workshops, and professional education programs across Europe, North America, Australia, the Arctic and Asia.
Michelle has provided consulting, educational, and advisory services for leading organizations including FIFA, the GAA, Sport Ireland, POGP, Bayer Pharmaceuticals, and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). She is a regular presenter at international conferences, including POGP, ICS, IPPS, IUGA, CSM, Therapy Expo, Pelvicon and the PHS Symposium
Committed to lifelong learning, Michelle holds postgraduate qualifications in Health Coaching from the University of Galway, Innovation and Enterprise from Trinity College Dublin, and Stress Management and Resilience from Harvard Medical School. She combines these diverse disciplines with her extensive physiotherapy experience to create practical, evidence based strategies that empower clinicians to thrive. Her continuing education online courses on multiple aspects of women’s health, from pelvic pain to menstrual health, menopause to oncology rehab and more, can be found on her website, CelebrateMuliebrity.com, her podcast, CelebrateMuliebrity with Michelle Lyons can be found on Apple & Spotify and you can follow her continuing adventures in women’s health on Instagram as @michellelyons_muliebrity
Date: Friday, November 20, 2026, from 9:30am-5:00pm ET (Toronto).
Schedule
Date: 9:30am-5:00pm ET. Please convert to your local time zone.
Delivery Format
Live attendance is not mandatory for this online course. Enjoy a 6-week period to access and review the course recording, which is sent out on the next business day. We understand that life can be busy, which is why we offer you the freedom to access the course recording(s) during the time-limited viewing period.
