To Kegel or Not to Kegel? Pelvic Floor Basics

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 improvecontinence, 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 alow tone pelvic floor issue and how to integrate pelvic floor strategies into functional movement. Through case-basedlearning and evidence-informed treatment progressions, participants will gain confidence in completing objective interviewing techniques, functional assessment andaddressing 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.

Highlights

• Clear, evidence-based strategies that can be quickly integrated into everyday practice
• Functional treatment options to help patients improve core stability, continence, and overall quality of life
• Interactive Learning for Lasting Impact through case- based discussion and practical application
• Strengthen clinical reasoning and confidence in designing individualized pelvic floor treatment plans that address real-world functional deficits

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants