Welcome to the Institute for Pelvic Health™!
Real pelvic health education for your real clinical situations.
Nerve distribution of the pelvic floor
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In today’s episode, Melissa and Kathy chat about the nerve distribution within the pelvic floor.
Not all urinary/bowel/sexual reproductive symptoms come from the viscera alone.
Redness, itchiness, and discharge (with negative cultures) are...
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In today’s episode, Kathy walks us through a REAL CLINICAL situation- chronic constipation, and how she incorporates some of the pelvic assessment tools into her 15-20 min office visit.
Don’t miss this video - it’s packed with clinical pearls that you’ll want to...
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Are you wondering how to bill when you incorporate the pelvic floor evaluation into your practice? In today's episode, Melissa and Kathy will share all the tips and tricks they use for coding and billing in their practice.
You won’t want to miss any second of this video......
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In this week’s video, we will talk about the Why behind IPH
How a PT and an NP joined forces to create an institute to empower and educate NPs and CNM's on how to access the pelvic floor and not see patients with 5+ years of pain.
Do you know that there are...
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Do you know that the extension table that you’ve seen every day can actually…...
Help you with positioning your patients for their pelvic exam
Allow you to use different size speculums with ease
Allow you to confidently NOT use the...
Today we’re talking about the prenatal pelvic floor. 90% of our patients do a Kegel when asked to bear down, but doing a Kegel won’t help you deliver a baby. Educating your patients on how to push during delivery is one of the best and most empowering ways you can help them prepare...
This week, we’re talking about vaginismus and why you should consider the pelvic floor muscles.
If you ever wondered, “What is vaginismus exactly???”
Here’s your answer! When patients have vaginismus, muscles around the introitus tighten in response to...
May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month. It’s estimated that around 10 million Americans suffer from osteoporosis. While osteoporosis is most often associated with broken bones, did you know that this condition also has a negative impact on pelvic health?
In this week’s video we...
This week we talked with the fabulous Dr. Anna Cabeca. She is Triple Board Certified in OBGYN, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine and is known to her fans as the girlfriend doctor.
She has two bestselling books, The Hormone Fix, a groundbreaking holistic...
In this week’s video, we talk through pelvic floor muscle contractions, or Kegels, and when and how to prescribe these exercises for your patients.
We cover:
What it should feel like when patients are correctly performing a Kegel
A good education plan for patients experiencing...
This week, we’re chatting about recurrent UTIs and how they affect the pelvic floor muscles.
We talk through:
What defines recurrent UTIs
What to consider when patients treated with antibiotics continue to have symptoms
The importance of diaphragmatic breathing
Why you may...
BV is a common vaginal infection that affects women in their reproductive years. In this week's video, we will be talking about vaginitis and how it affects the pelvic floor muscles.
BV can cause pelvic floor dysfunction, especially if it's recurring
BV is characterized by a shift in vaginal...