Mini Courses

Upcoming Live

Birth Preparation Pre-Recorded

This 1.5 hour course dives into the following topics:

  • Background

  • Birth related terms and acronyms

  • Common causes of cesareans (planned and unplanned)

  • Benefits and risks of VBACs

  • VBAC candidacy & outcomes

  • Systemic racism & VBACs

  • Physical therapy to support VBACs

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Whether you're trying to conceive and wondering if you've always had pelvic floor tension, preparing for birth and wondering if you have a tight pelvic floor, or recovering postpartum and not sure if you even know how to contract your pelvic floor muscles, this is is for you. This course covers:

  • Anatomy & function of the pelvis, pelvic floor, vulva & abdominals

  • Understanding what pelvic floor symptoms may mean

  • Understanding the optimal pelvic health assessment

  • Walking through what we can realistically self examine

  • Demonstrating and practicing self palpation of the abdomen and pelvic floor

  • Providing recommendations for those who found pelvic floor tension and weakness
     

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Postpartum Recovery Pre-Recorded

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Addressing Prolapse Symptoms Non-Surgically

The diagnosis of a pelvic prolapse can sound scary, but what does it really mean? Prolapse is more common than you think and there is so much you can do about it, without surgery. Exercise and activity modifications can help address your symptoms, reducing the risk of them worsening over time during subsequent pregnancies and as you age. Join us on March 29th at 4 PM to hear Dr. Jessica Chastka, PT, DPT, WCS discuss:

  1. What is a prolapse? What are the causes? Prevalence? Grades? 

  2. What are non surgical options for managing and prolapse?

  3. How do we reduce the risk of prolapse symptoms worsening in subsequent pregnancies?

  4. What are common myths concerning a diagnosis of prolapse?

*Recording available to all who register

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Register to learn:

  • The anatomy of a diastasis recti

  • How common DRA is and why that's the case

  • DRA prevention and risk reduction

  • How to minimize the severity of a diastasis recti

  • A demonstration of how to assess your DRA

  • If there there really exercises you should avoid?

  • Where you can start rehabbing your core and how to progress in the future

  • 3 basic exercises to address your diastasis recti

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Being “cleared” for exercise at 6 weeks is not enough and there is so much more to returning to exercise postpartum then waiting to be cleared! Register for this mini-course to learn about:

  • Pelvic floor as well as core anatomy and function of these systems

  • The impact of pregnancy, birth (vaginal & cesarean) and recovery on the pelvic floor and core

  • Common postpartum symptoms and why they occur

  • How these commons symptoms are treated

  • Appropriate timelines and expectations for postpartum recovery and exercise

  • Where and when you can begin exercising after childbirth (vaginal and cesarean)

  • How can you appropriately progress through the fourth trimester & beyond

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postpartum pain with sex

Register to learn about:

  • Relevant vulvar pelvic floor anatomy so you can better understand your pain

  • The three main causes of pain with sex postpartum

  • Tools, exercises and techniques that can help you manage each of these three factors

  • Tips & tricks to improve your sex life after childbirth

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