Do you feel like you don't know enough about the pelvic floor and that means you don't have a role in training your patients appropriately?  Let this episode reassure you that knowing just enough to get your patient started can make a world of difference.  You can coach them through basic motions and muscle activation to increase awareness, increase relaxation and control.  I gained some basic knowledge from an online video course and putting it to use proved effective in my treatment sessions, giving my patients a feeling of success.  

• types of incontinence
• urinary retention
• minimize fall risk by improving continence
• simple clinical assessments you can do
• simple exercises with and without equipment

the online course that improved my effectiveness: https://summit-education.com/course/PELVCL.1/functional-pelvic-floor-training-for-weakness-pain-and-dysfunction-in-men-women-and-older-adults#/onlinevideo/6-ceus
see this episode on YouTube: 
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkf3lSUFi2ER0_i33go5k2g?view_as=subscriber

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