Module code: PAR7006-C
To reflect on, analyse and apply recent advances, knowledge and current physiotherapy practice applicable to pelvic floor, bladder and bowel rehabilitation for physiotherapists in a clinical setting
1. Investigation and practice of possible interventions for the prevention of pelvic floor, bladder and bowel dysfunction.
2. Observation and critical reflection on a variety of investigations for pelvic floor, bladder and bowel dysfunction.
3. Management and treatment of common pelvic floor, bladder and bowel conditions including: hypotonus and hypertonus of the pelvic floor, the overactive bladder, stress incontinence, constipation and faecal incontinence.
4. Psychosexual dimensions of pelvic floor, bladder and bowel dysfunction.
5. Examination and assessment of the vagina, ano-rectum and the pelvic floor musculature
6. Attendance at and critical reflection on appropriate specialised in and out-patient clinics, including: surgery for bladder and bowel dysfunction, outpatient gynaecology and urology clinics, care of the elderly. 7. Visits and analysis of the value of appropriate specialist clinics/units e.g. urodynamics, colo-proctology, biofeedback for those with faulty defaecation patterns.
8. To have assessed five patients and provided evidence of treatment plans for each of them to meet the requirements for eligibility to apply for membership of the Association of chartered Physiotherapists in women's Health (ACPWH).
9. Informed consent and patient confidentiality