2019 Pelvic Health Summit Videos
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Day 1 – Intro to the Pelvic Health Summit & IPPS
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, An Overview with Amy Stein, DPT
Amy Stein, DPT, is a leading expert and at the forefront of treating pelvic floor dysfunction, pelvic pain, women’s health, and functional manual therapy for men, women, and children. In this interview, she discusses the specialty of Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, the...
An Eye-Opening Conversation With A Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist and Her Patient
Dr. Erica Azzaretto Michitsch’s has a passion for physical therapy. This a real conversation between a pelvic floor physical therapist and her patient to help understand the dynamic and that there's hope. Erica specializes in orthopedics and pelvic health physical...
How a Physiatrist Integrates Into a Pelvic Care Team
Charity Hill explains how her training and education as a physiatrist plays a role in being able to help and treat pelvic floor issues and pelvic floor pain. Having spent years seeking effective treatments for her own condition, Dr. Hill understands the importance of...
An Interview With Georgine Lamvu, The Chair of The International Pelvic Pain Society
As Director of the International Pelvic Pain Society, Dr. Georgine Lamvu works endlessly to help women with pelvic pain. Here we sit down with her to discuss what IPPS is, how they help both practitioners and patients, and what the future of pelvic pain and pelvic...
Day 2 – Sexual Health
Why Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy & Sex Therapy Work Hand in Hand
Here is a frank discussion of how both physical therapy and sex talk therapy can work together to help with pelvic pain and intimacy issues. Kristin Sapienza, DPT is a licensed physical therapist and the founder of FemFirstHealth. Kristin is devoted to women’s health...
Painful Sex and The Importance of Sex & Relationship Therapy
Carli is a Licensed Sex and Relationship Therapist who specializes in women’s health including infertility, endometriosis, and PCOS. In this video, she talks about the importance of sex talk therapy for those with pelvic conditions. Carli provides therapy to...
An in Depth Explanation of Pelvic Pain in Both Men & Women
Dr. Tayyaba Ahmed discusses pelvic pain in both men and women to give insight and further understanding of the topic. She's passionate about pelvic pain conditions and advocating for pelvic pain patients. Dr. Tayyaba Ahmed is a doctor of physical medicine and...
Interstitial Cystitis, Vulvodynia & Vaginismus
Dr. Sonia Bahlani focuses solely on the medical and procedural treatment of pelvic pain. Her training has given her the ability to take a holistic view of common women’s health issues. This conversation covers a range of topics but focuses on Interstitial Cystitis,...
Day 3 – Endometriosis
The ROSE Study: The Future of Diagnosing Endometriosis
Dr. Gregersen and Dr. Metz speak to Dr. Shrikhande and Hannah about the research and development of a non-invasive test to diagnose Endometriosis. Their break-through research is getting us closer to a simple menses test to diagnose instead of exploratory surgical...
Endometriosis 101 with Dr. Iris Kerin Orbuch
A deep dive into endometriosis and excision surgery by Dr. Iris Orbuch. She gives great advice and insight into the condition, management, and treatment of endometriosis. Dr. Orbuch specializes in pelvic pain and the treatment of endometriosis. She understands that...
Science, Technology & The Future of Endometriosis
This conversation highlights the research being done to help determine some of the environmental and life factors that may cause or ease endometriosis and it's associated pain. Noémie and the Phendo App team are working hard to gather information to better understand...
An Interview with EndoWhat?! Documentary Producer, Shannon Cohn
Shannon Cohn is a documentary producer and endometriosis advocate. EndoWhat!? is an effort to bring exposure and understanding for those who suffer from Endometriosis. She also speaks about the School Nurse Initiative to educate nurses to understand and identify...
Endo Advocate & Pelvic Physical Therapist, Sallie Sarrel, Shares Her Unparalleled Wisdom
Sallie Sarrel, DPT gives her views on treating endometriosis pain and the current state of endometriosis treatment and management practices. Frustrated by the standard of care for endometriosis and desiring to further endometriosis education, Sallie and Dr. Andrea...
Day 4 – Men’s Conditions
The Relationship Between Bladder Dysfunction & Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
This interview has both Hannah and Dr. Shrikhande speak with Dr. Vapnek and take a look into how the function of the bladder affects the pelvic floor and surrounding area. It's a fascinating talk with an amazing urologist. While Dr. Vapnek’s practice includes all of...
Hernias and Hip Pain: A Cause of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in both Men & Women
A great conversation with two specialists who work together to help solve some different causes of pelvic pain. Dr. Zoland and Dr. Bharam specialize in hernias and hip issues, respectively. They give a very unique perspective on underlying issues that may express as a...
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Men
Yet another great conversation with Dr. Susie Gronski, DPT about men's pelvic health and treatment of men's pelvic pain using physical therapy. The interview is super informative and engaging, as always with Susie Gronski, DPT. Dr. Susie Gronski is a licensed doctor...
What is Pudendal Neuralgia?
Dr. Allyson Shrikhande provides an in-depth discussion about Pudendal Neuralgia, it's symptoms, potential causes, and potential treatments. Dr. Allyson Shrikhande, a board certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist, is the Vice Chair of the Medical...
Day 5 – Rounding Out Your Care Team
How Yoga Can Help Heal Pelvic Pain
Dustienne Miller speaks on the integration of physical therapy and yoga helps individuals navigate through pelvic pain and incontinence to live a healthy and pain-free life. Dustienne’s mission as a board-certified women’s health physical therapist...
Connections between Pelvic Pain and GI: An interview with Gastroenterologist Dr. Bonheur
This interview has both Hannah and Dr. Shrikhande speak with Dr. Jennifer Bonheur to take a more in-depth look into how chronic digestive issues can affect the pelvic floor, and the surrounding areas, and the mind - gut connection. It's a fascinating talk with an...
The Remarkable Way Acupuncture Can Relieve Pelvic Pain
Mindy Pickard speaks on the integration of the pelvic care team you can build to fight pelvic pain. Mindy explains how the combination of trigger point acupuncture and traditional Chinese acupuncture can help relieve the many symptoms and conditions related to your...
Day 6 – Supportive Self Care
Yes, The Body Heals: How We Can Rewire Our Brain to Fight Chronic Pain
Dr. Alexandra Milspaw speaks about the importance of educating her patients that previous trauma in the pelvic area can be helped with mindfulness thinking. Dr. Alexandra Milspaw is a Certified Consulting Hypnotist, Master Neuro-Linguistic Programmer, Certified...
A Transformational Pelvic Pain Story & The Power of Somatic Therapy
Andria Lea speaks on how the body stores trauma, past events, chronic pain conditions, including the past and present to change how the client can move in the future by bypassing the thinking mind and talk directly to the nervous system. For many years now Andria Lea...
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