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Category
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Rehabilitation & Conservative Treatments |
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Keywords
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Pelvic floor muscle training Physiotherapy management pelvic floor dysfunction |
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Target Audience
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This workshop is aimed at local practitioners, specifically physiotherapists and others interested in physiotherapy management. The course will be presented in both Portuguese and English to encourage local clinicians/physiotherapists to attend. |
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Aims and Objectives
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The aims of this workshop are to provide:
- An understanding of a physiotherapy assessment of UI and POP and the clinical reasoning undertaken to diagnose and plan the physiotherapy management of UI & POP
- An opportunity to revise the functional anatomy of the PFM & how to assess PFM function
- A forum to discuss the principles of teaching PFM exercise for motor control, strength training and functional training, including rationale, evidence base, clinical application and progression
- A basic understanding of the functional interaction between the pelvic floor and trunk muscles
- Evidence for the use of electrical stimulation and biofeedback in the management of PFM dysfunction, and rationale for their clinical application
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