Addressing the Gaps in Pelvic Health Education

Are you noticing a gap in your education and what you need to know to effectively treat your pregnant and postpartum clients? Are you curious about the pieces you may be missing? In today’s episode Lynn talks with Dr. Kathleen Vigo, a Physical Therapist and founder of Painless Pregnancy about the gaps that exist in traditional pelvic health education. Kathleen shares how she and her team have addressed these gaps through classes at the Institute for Birth Healing and discusses her experience with this training.In traditional pelvic health education, many clinicians are getting only a portion of what they really need to know for effective and efficient treatments. In physical therapy training, many clinicians are taught the standing stork test for the SI joint assessment. This test requires balance and the ability to determine minute changes in position. Through the Institute for Birth Healing, you learn an even easier way to assess SI joint mobility, and the best part - it takes the guessing out of the assessment.The Institute for Birth Healing’s Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body is kicking off its first ever group cohort for this course on September 30, 2024. This course will help fill the gaps you may have in your own training to get you better results. You will learn many aspects of working with the postpartum body including joint mobilizations, visceral techniques, myofascial release, thoracic and rib mobilizations, pelvic floor muscle assessment and treatment of the organs in just one course. This holistic approach eliminates the soreness often felt after imparting on the body instead of working with the body and respecting the tissues.For more information and to join the waitlist for this practice changing course go to: https://instituteforbirthhealing.com/postpartum-body/Have a comment or question about today’s episode? I would love to hear from you. Message me on Instagram or Facebook, or Email Me. If you enjoyed today’s podcast and are interested in more topics to support your clinical practice and treating your clients, find us on your favorite podcast app and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.  To learn more visit: InstituteforBirthHealing.comABOUT TODAY’S SPEAKERDr. Kathleen (Kat) Vigo, PT, DPT, is the founder of Painless Pregnancy, a physical therapy practice specializing in in-home concierge care for pregnant and postpartum clients.Kat developed a love for the obstetric population after having her first baby in 2012. Her birth experience incited a passion to help other women during this critical time in life, and she began her journey taking every course she could find that focused on pregnancy and postpartum physical therapy.She has trained with the American Physical Therapy Association, Herman and Wallace, Pelvic Guru, Pelvic Pain Institute, and the Institute for Birth Healing.Guest Speaker’s Website: https://painlesspregnancy.com/Visit Institute for Birth Healing to learn more about how to care for the pregnant and postpartum body: CLICK HERE