Chronic Pelvic Pain & Pelvic Floor Myalgia Workshop

We designed a new multidisciplinary training program for assessment of the pelvic floor musculature in patients presenting with chronic pelvic pain. We performed a research study and found for both hands-on and video-based versions of the training program to be effective and useful for clinical practice.

If you want for us to present a virtual version of our workshop, please email obgynacademy@gmail.com

We presented our workshop:
– SOGC West/Central CME at the in Lake Louise on March 16, 2019
– SOGC ACSC in June 2021

We presented results of our research study:
– International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) in Toronto, ON, on October 19, 2019
– American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS) and International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) Joint Scientific Meeting on September 26, 2019 in Nashville, TN
– Canadian Society for the Advancement of Gynecologic Excellence (CanSAGE4) on September 27, 2019 in Ottawa, ON
– SOGC ACSC Showcase Showdown on June 13 2019 in Halifax, NS
– University of Saskatchewan Medical Education Research & Scholarship Day on June 7, 2019 in Regina, SK
– Research Day at the University of Saskatchewan, February 2018 and March 2019, Regina, SK 

Our Research Study

Training Program: Objectives

At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be able to:

1. Identify pelvic floor myalgia as a possible cause or contributor to chronic pelvic pain (Medical Expert)
2. Describe the anatomy of pelvic floor musculature (Scholar)
3. Perform a comprehensive musculoskeletal examination of the pelvic floor for patients presenting with chronic pelvic pain (Medical Expert)
4. Demonstrate administration of trigger point injections into pelvic floor muscles (Medical Expert)

Target audience: Obstetricians & Gynecologists, resident physicians, medical students

Video: Entire Training Program

Video: Assessment of the Pelvic Floor Musculature

The following video describes the material presented in the hands-on session.

We would like to thank Marie-Josée Forget, a physiotherapist, for permission to use the pelvic floor model.
www.totalpelvichealth.ca
mj@totalpelvichealth.ca

Video: Trigger Point Injections into Pelvic Floor Musculature

Video: Pudendal Nerve Block

A Guide to Assessment of the Pelvic Floor Musculature

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