Stretch: Rehab Therapy Education is designed to give you, the busy rehab therapist, a convenient way to listen and learn from clinical experts. Each episode is an hour-long, fully accredited course discussing evidence-based interventions. You can receive continuing education credit by completing the course exam through Relias. If you already have access to Relias and the Rehabilitation Therapy library through your employer, simply sign into the platform and search the course library for the title of the episode to take the exam. If your employer is not a Relias customer, you may purchase the course from Relias Academy (https://reliasacademy.com).
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Stretch: Rehab Therapy Education is designed to give you, the busy rehab therapist, a convenient way to listen and learn from clinical experts. Each episode is an hour-long, fully accredited course discussing evidence-based interventions. You can receive continuing education credit by completing the course exam through Relias. If you already have access to Relias and the Rehabilitation Therapy library through your employer, simply sign into the platform and search the course library for the title of the episode to take the exam. If your employer is not a Relias customer, you may purchase the course from Relias Academy (https://reliasacademy.com).
Incontinence - Updates in Physical Therapy Practice
Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education
1 hour 2 minutes 23 seconds
2 years ago
Incontinence - Updates in Physical Therapy Practice
PT, PTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.
Do you think of incontinence treatment as part of a specialty practice? Do you avoid asking about or addressing incontinence? In this episode, pelvic health experts Laura Keyser, DPT, MPH and Jessica L. McKinney, PT, DScPT, MS shed light on how generalist therapists can screen and initiate treatment for incontinence and then refer to a pelvic health specialist when necessary.
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(01:49) Key Takeaways From Today’s Discussion (02:45) What Are Pelvic Floor Disorders?(04:53) Three Primary Subtypes of UI (08:40) Risk Factors for UI (11:19) Screening (16:39) Stepwise Approach to Care (21:49) Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise: What Not to Do (23:32) The Therapist’s Role: Practical Application (34:29) Clinical Examples (40:03) Teaching Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises (48:38) The Role of Digital Health (51:20) Does Evidence Support Using Vaginal Weights? (53:26) Does Advanced Age Matter? Addressing Self-Ageism (55:05) Research Regarding Intravaginal Estrogen (57:00) Conclusion
The content for this course was created by Laura Keyser, DPT, MPH.
The content for this course was created by Jessica L. McKinney, PT, DScPT, MS.
The content for this course was created by Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT.
Here is how Relias can help you earn continuing education credits:
Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam; or Access the continuing education library for clinicians at Relias Academy. Review the course certificate information, and if eligible, you can purchase the course to access the course exam and receive your certificate.
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Resources
See additional Relias courses on incontinence assessment and treatment.
3IQ – Incontinence Questionnaire: https://www.racgp.org.au/getattachment/1bd242ff-e656-4fa3-8b36-b51f7cc57706/Appendix-13A.pdf.aspx
Female UI Evidence-Based Treatment Pathway: An Infographic for Shared Decision Making: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8972010/
Implementing Physical Rehabilitation Services into Comprehensive Fistula and Maternity Care: A Training Guide for Health Workers: https://www.themamas.world/training-guide
Well Woman Care: https://womenshealthalliance.com/well-woman-care-exam/
Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education
Stretch: Rehab Therapy Education is designed to give you, the busy rehab therapist, a convenient way to listen and learn from clinical experts. Each episode is an hour-long, fully accredited course discussing evidence-based interventions. You can receive continuing education credit by completing the course exam through Relias. If you already have access to Relias and the Rehabilitation Therapy library through your employer, simply sign into the platform and search the course library for the title of the episode to take the exam. If your employer is not a Relias customer, you may purchase the course from Relias Academy (https://reliasacademy.com).
