It's Not 'Weak vs. Tight' Pelvic Floor: An Interview with Sinéad Dufour

Leading researcher, educator and clinician, Sinéad Dufour discusses how to avoid the false dichotomy of 'weak vs tight' pelvic floor.Perhaps best known for her seminal research on the link between low back pain and pelvic floor dysfunction, Sinéad goes through the origin of her research and what we still get wrong when we interpret her results.She discusses how we can both present a 'menu of options' for patients while still recognizing that 1:1 care with an internal exam is the gold standard of treatment.And she talks about why attending conferences is one of the best way to stay up-to-date on what is going on in the field.We also talk about her clinical philosophy, what 'evidence-based' really means and how a younger clinician can improve their knowledge and skills.Sinéad DufourSinéad is a professor at McMaster University, a co-founder of The WOMB, and a leading educator and researcher in the field.  Make sure you're following her @dr.sinead. PelviCon 2024!If you weren't able to join us in-person this year, make sure you're on the 'early bird' list for recording tickets!  You'll save $50 and get lifetime access to all of our speakers, topics, the PelviCon e-manual with references and resources and a Certificate of Completion for con-ed!If you couldn't make it this year, the recordings of all the talks, the PelviCon Manual and other resources will be available for pre-sale starting in September.  All info at www.pelvicon.com and follow @pelvicon_official!About UsNicole and Jesse Cozean founded Pelvic PT Rising to provide clinical and business resources to physical therapists to change the way we treat pelvic health.   PelvicSanity Physical Therapy (www.pelvicsanity.com) together in 2016.  It grew quickly into one of the largest cash-based physical therapy practices in the country.Through Pelvic PT Rising, Nicole has created clinical courses (www.pelvicptrising.com/clinical) to help pelvic health providers gain confidence in their skills and provide frameworks to get better patient outcomes.  Together, Jesse and Nicole have helped 600+ pelvic practices start and grow through the Pelvic PT Rising Business Programs (www.pelvicptrising.com/business) to build a practice that works for them!  Get in Touch!Learn more at www.pelvicptrising.com, follow Nicole @nicolecozeandpt (www.instagram.com/nicolecozeandpt) or reach out via email ([email protected]).Check out our Clinical Courses, Business Resources and learn more about us at Pelvic PT Rising...Let's Continue to Rise!