To Kegel or Not to Kegel? Pelvic Floor Basics (Carter - Online)

Course overview

Many rehabilitation courses highlight the importance of pelvic health, but often stop short of providing clinicians with the practical tools needed to connect pelvic floor concepts to functional movement and daily life. While the classic "Kegel" exercise is widely taught, research has shown that pelvic floor rehabilitation must extend beyond isolated contractions to include comprehensive, functional strategies. How do we determine when a Kegel is appropriate, when it may be contraindicated, and how to integrate pelvic floor interventions into meaningful tasks like lifting, coughing, or returning to sport? This course addresses these questions and provides evidence-based, functional treatment options that you can apply immediately to help your patients improve continence, core control, and overall quality of life. This course bridges the gap between theory and practice by helping clinicians determine subjective report of symptoms that may be based on a high tone pelvic floor issue versus a low tone pelvic floor issue and how to integrate pelvic floor strategies into functional movement. Through case-based learning and evidence-informed treatment progressions, participants will gain confidence in completing objective interviewing techniques, functional assessment and addressing pelvic floor dysfunction in a variety of patient populations. Attendees will leave with practical tools and immediately applicable strategies to improve continence, core control, and overall functional performance for their patients.