Power Your Pelvis
Week of May 21, 2022
OVERVIEW- This series of presentations empowers you to understand your pelvic floor muscles and the associated bowel, bladder and sexual functions.
Power your Pelvis: Foundations
This presentation focuses on understanding the function and anatomy of the muscles of the pelvic floor and its relationship to pelvic health. Are you up to date on current Kegel – pelvic floor exercise techniques? Do you wonder where the next toilet is when you go out? You are not alone!! Learn how the pelvic muscles control urine leakage, urges and frequency as well as bowel control and sexual appreciation. Optional questionnaires will be available to help identify any areas of potential issues.
Power your Pelvis: Types of Pelvic Floor Exercises (Kegels) for Pelvic Health
How do I Kegel? Let me count the ways! This presentation teaches proper pelvic floor activation and release. It will cover the importance of breathing to pelvic health and pelvic floor exercises. You will learn to self-assess your breathing patterns and your pelvic floor muscles. You will leave this class understanding how to exercise and relax your pelvic floor muscles with optimal breathing techniques.
Power your Pelvis: Behaviors for Best Pelvic Health
Have you, a family member or friend been offered medication or surgery for bladder/bowel leakage? The first line treatments are these simple self-care techniques to improve bladder/bladder health. Additionally, in this presentation you will learn how to use your pelvic floor with your core for movement and exercise.
Power your Pelvis: Sexuality and the Pelvic Floor
This stimulating presentation reviews the pelvic floor as it relates to sexual functions and dysfunctions through the lifespan. Learn specific exercises, breathing and release techniques to optimize your pelvic sexual health. We will review previous exercises and learn a few new ones!
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Dawn Sandalcidi, PT, RCMT, BCB-PMD specializes in pelvic muscle dysfunction and orthopedic manual therapy. She has trained medical professionals in manual therapy both nationally and internationally since 1992. Dawn is also Board-Certified Biofeedback in Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction (BCB-PMD). Dawn has actively been treating patients since 1982 and owns the private practice clinic Physical Therapy Specialists in Centennial, Colorado. In 2018, Dawn was awarded the Elizabeth Noble Award by the American Physical Therapy Association Section on Women’s Health for providing extraordinary and exemplary service to the field of physical therapy for men, women and children.
Kathe Wallace, PT is an internationally recognized pioneer clinician, educator and author in pelvic health and pelvic floor dysfunction. She is the author of Reviving Your Sex Life after Childbirth and multiple educational handouts to restore the pelvic floor. She has practiced physical therapy since 1976. Kathe was honored to receive the Washington State Physical Therapy Association (PTWA) Clinical Excellence Award in 2006. She also serves as a Clinical Instructor, Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, at the University of Washington. Her professional mission is to ignite and nurture knowledge regarding pelvic floor function and dysfunction.