Learning objectives
The student must learn the fundamentals of physiotherapy evaluation of the female pelvic floor and, in case of malfunctions related to it such as uterine prolapse, urinary incontinence, chronic pelvic pain, be able to set up a targeted rehabilitative treatmen
Prerequisites
Anatomy of the pelvic floor, the principles of urological and gynecological pathology, modification of the perineum during childbirth and the puerperium
Course unit content
Evaluation techniques and functional rehabilitation of the pelvis and pelvic floor muscles in women, in presence of uro-gynecological disorders
Full programme
The genito-urinary tract and the female pelvis: static and dynamic evaluation. Neurophysiology of urination;the main neurophysiological investigations for the study of the functional capabilities of the pelvic floor; assessment and rehabitation treatment of uterine prolapse; assessment and rehabilitation treatment stress incontinence; evaluation and treatment of urge incontinence; assessment and treatment of chronic pelvic pain. Discussion of clinical cases and compiling a uro-gynecological rehabilitation folder
Bibliography
Bortolami A. "Pelvic floor rehabilitation" Masson-Edra Ed. 2009
Teaching methods
Lectures in the classroom and then projection of clinical cases to lead the student to develop a specific rehabilitation program based on the concepts learned
Assessment methods and criteria
Developed on a clinical case
Other information
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