Journeys: Part 2: The Pelvic Health Physical Examination
Journeys: Part 2: The Pelvic Health Physical Examination
2 hours
The instructors
Overview
Are we still talking about trigger points or tenderness on palpation? Where does Quantitative Sensory Testing Fit in? Is a Posture Assessment important? How do you do a good Mechanical Screen? How and when do you assess strength of the pelvic floor? How does core training fit into our clinical practice as pelvic health clinicians? What if a patient refuses to consent to a pelvic floor exam? All these questions and more will be discussed in this talk.
Instructor: Carolyn Vandyken
What's Included
Registering for this session registers you for the full Year of Mentorship program. Alongside the recording, slides, and written summary from Embracing a Trauma-Based Approach (Part 1), you'll get:
- Every other session in the year — live or recorded, plus its own summary and associated resources
- Two monthly office hours (North America and Europe/South Africa) for live clinical Q&A, recorded if you can't make it live
- Downloadable patient education handouts and infographics
- Full-year access to the discussion forum
See the full program breakdown →
Part of a Year-Long Program
This session is part of Carolyn Vandyken’s Year of Mentorship program.
- Learn from Carolyn Vandyken and an esteemed international group of 12 clinical and academic leaders in pelvic health!
- 2 hours every other Thursday from January 14 - December 16, 2027 (excluding July and August)
- Monthly Office Hours on the first Sunday of every month
- A discussion forum on Embodia where you can ask questions and have meaningful discussions with participants in the program throughout the year. Participants from the 2025 cohort will be invited to join the forum.
- Throughout the year-long mentorship, you will be paired with a lab partner and will present case studies to each other.
- Bring your own partner (a colleague or friend) to each receive 25% off the program cost. Visit the bundle page for full pricing details.
Registration is available for the full program only; individual sessions cannot be purchased separately. Visit the bundle page to learn more and register.
The instructors
BHSc (PT), CredMDT, CCMA
Carolyn is the co-owner of Reframe Rehab, a teaching company engaged in breaking down the barriers internationally between pelvic health, orthopaedics and pain science. Carolyn has practiced in orthopaedics and pelvic health for the past 37 years. She is a McKenzie Credentialled physiotherapist (1999), certified in acupuncture (2002), and obtained a certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in 2017.
Carolyn received the YWCA Women of Distinction award (2004) and the distinguished Education Award from the OPA (2015). Carolyn was recently awarded the Medal of Distinction from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association in 2021 for her work in pelvic health and pain science.
Carolyn has been heavily involved in post-graduate pelvic health education, research in lumbopelvic pain, speaking at numerous international conferences and writing books and chapters for the past twenty years in pelvic health, orthopaedics and pain science.