The document outlines the scope and aims of a session on Women's and Men's Health Physiotherapy. It discusses conditions managed by physiotherapists in these specialities such as incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, and prostate cancer. Key resources for clinicians and patients are also highlighted, including information sheets, podcasts, and guidelines relating to pelvic floor anatomy, stress urinary incontinence, and rectus diastasis. Student activities involve identifying conditions treated and presenting information posters.

1. Gerard Greene (MSc Manip Physio), MMACP, HCPC, PGCert Hed
Senior Lecturer Coventry University
@gerardgreenephy

2. What is Women’s ( and Mens’ Health) Physiotherapy
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

3. Social Media ( please tweet & post)
 @womenshealthfb
 Womens Health Physiotherapy
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

4. Session Aims
 To outline the scope of Women’s and Men’s Health
Physiotherapy
 To identify the key conditions that Women’s & Men’s Health
Physiotherapists manage
 To Develop an understanding of the Pelvic Floor musculature
and it’s role in women’s & Men’s health conditions.
 To recognise common clinical patterns such as Rectus Diastasis,
Stress Urinary Incontinence, Pudendal Neuralgia, Chronic Pelvic
Pain, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Prostrate Cancer .
 To produce patient information material relating to Women’s/
Men’s health Physiotherapy
 Signposting to Clinical and Patient resources.
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

5. Student Activity
 1. What conditions do WH Physios see?
 2. What conditions do MH Physios see ?
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

6. This is what Women’s Health PTs in
Stress Incontinence Do.
 This is what Women's Health Physios do
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

7. Women’s Health Fringe Show
 Elaine Miller : Edinburgh Fringe WH Show
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

8. Scope of Practice
 Obstetrics
 Pelvic Girdle Pain
 Post Natal
 Rectus Diastasis
 Return to Sport Post Natally
 Incontinence
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9.  Gynaecological
 Incontinence
 Post Gynae Surgery
 Chronic Pelvic Pain
 Sexual Dysfunction
 Pelvic Organ Prolapse
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

10.  Colorectal
 Anal Incontinence
 Diarrhoea
 Constipation
 Post Colorectal Ca
 Post Colorectal Surgery
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

11.  Oncology
 Breast Cancer Survivors
 Lymphoedema
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

12.  Men’s Health
 Pelvic Pain
 Prostate cancer
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

13. Session 2
 Key Resources available
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

14. What are some key Resources for
clinicians in these areas?
 Women's Health FB Group
 Men's Health Physiotherapy Group
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

15. BBC Podcasts
 Dr Ruth Jones: Men's Health Podcast
 Female Pelvic Health
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

16. Elaine Miller ( Frontline Feature)
 Facts on SUI: Elaine Miller Frontline Feature
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

17. Prevalence Urinary Incontinence
 The Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

18. Evidence for Physiotherapy
 Cochrane Evidence for Conservative Management of
Urinary Incontinence
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

19. Your Pelvic Floor
( Aimed at teenagers/ Younger women)
 Your Pelvic Floor
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

20. Great NZ PTA Resource
 Physiotherapy for Stress Incontinence
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

21. New Zealand Guide
( how to train your dragon)
 What's Your Pelvic Floor and how to re-train it
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

22. CSP Video and Patient Info
 Personal Training for your Pelvic Floor : CSP
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

23. CSP : Pregnancy Related
Incontinence
 Pregnancy Related Incontinence
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

24. #Physioworks
 Stress Incontinence : PhysioWorks
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

25. Men’s Health : Resource
 Nuts and Bolts of Prostectomy
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

26. Session 3: Pelvic Anatomy
 Time to revise Pelvic Bony Anatomy with the skeleton
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

27. Pelvic Floor Anatomy
 Pelvic Floor Anatomy: Aclands
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

28. Session 4: SUI
 Facts and figures on Stress Incontinence
 ( see and read through handouts/web resources)
 Patient Resources ( see handouts)
 How to contract the pelvic floor ( practice & teach your
neighbour beside you in the classroom)
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

29. Student presentation of Patient
Poster information on:
 Rectus Diastasis
 Stress Incontinence
 Pudendal Neuralgia
 Men’s Health
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

30. Further Resources
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

31. Rectus Diastasis
 Diane Lee : Rectus Diastasis
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

32. Pudendal Neuralgia
 Pudendal Neuralgia
 Pudendal Neuralgia : Master Class
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

33. Pelvic Floor Terminology
 Pelvic Floor Terminology
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

34. Female Pelvic Anatomy
 Female Pelvic Anatomy
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

35. Male Pelvic Floor
 Functional Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor Male
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

36. Causes of Pelvic Pain
 Causes of Pelvic Pain
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

37. Diane Lee: Linking MSk to the Pelvic Floor
 Diane Lee: The Core
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

38. Pelvic Organ Prolapse
 Cochrane Pelvic Organ Prolapse
 Bowel and Bladder Foundation
 The Poppy Trial: Lancet
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

39. Sexual Dysfunction
 Tali Rosenbaum Web Resources
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

40. Have you found any other resources?
 Please post on the Women’s Health Physiotherapy
Group on Facebook
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk

41. Thanks
 Many thanks to Elaine Miller for the POP resources
and my friends and colleagues in the Women’s Health
FB group for sharing great resources and Jo Millios for
the Men’s Health Resources. .
@gerardgreenephy g.greene@coventry.ac.uk