Participants who register for this course have the option to attend the course live and/or watch the recorded sessions later. The recording will be available to all registrants for a 2-week period after the course/each session. This allows participants who may not be able to attend the live sessions to still benefit from the course content.

To facilitate attendance tracking, please indicate on your registration form if you won't be attending live.

Course Description:

This course introduces the participant to penile assessment and treatment and discusses specific dysfunctions related post-vasectomy, circumcision, and hernia. What is the role of pelvic physiotherapy?

Objectives:

Following this course the participant will be able to:

• List the indications and contraindications, precautions for genital rehabilitation related to the spermatic cord, testicles, scrotum and penis.
• Demonstrate skills for creating a safer environment for genital rehabilitation within the participant’s scope of practice and with appropriate attention to creating appropriate boundaries.
• Describe specific examination and intervention techniques for penile assessment and treatment and genital rehabilitation.
• Explain the potential pelvic dysfunction in the literature that may result from circumcision, hernia repair, vasectomy or injuries to the genitals.
• Identify from prior and most current research references the role of pelvic rehabilitation providers for conditions such as penile pain, erectile dysfunction, penile curvature.

Audience: Participants are welcome to attend who have within their scope of practice to complete examination and intervention techniques for pelvic floor muscles and other structures of the pelvis including genital structures.

Prerequisites: We strongly recommend completion of level 1 which includes internal palpation based on the information and skills taught during this course. If registering for this course without completion of level 1, the information and skills taught must only be used within your scope of practice.

Registration Form

Special Topics in Pelvic Rehab October 2023

Schedule

Date/Time: October 29, 2023, from 10:30am-6:30pm ET (Toronto). Please convert to your local time zone.

Delivery Format

Live attendance is not mandatory for this online course. Enjoy a 2-week window 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.

Instructor

Holly Tanner

Holly Tanner is licensed as a physical therapist and as a massage practitioner in Washington state. Holly graduated from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota with a Masters in Physical Therapy in 1995. She completed training as a licensed Massage Practitioner in 2003 (MA00017967) and has combined her love for both fields by integrating bodywork into patient care. In addition to physical therapy and massage practitioner degrees, Holly is ABPTS board-certified in Orthopedics and in Women’s Health, and is certified as a Pelvic Rehabilitation Provider. She has been certified as a Clinical Instructor and as a Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback provider.