Course description:
This course will cover history, foundation and basic concepts in Women’s health physical therapy. It will cover the history of research and international organizations working on women’s health as well as applied clinical anatomy and physiology of female reproductive system:
Learning Objective:
To discuss history of women’s health physical therapy.
To understand psychosocial issues associated with women health care.
To review clinical anatomy of female reproductive system.
To review normal functioning of reproductive system of female during different stages of life.
To review anatomical growth of fetus and neonate.
Integrate and critically evaluate areas of anatomy, biomechanics, and psychology, relevant to the theory and practice of physiotherapy in women’s health.
1. Historical perspective of women’s health care
Defining health and women’s health
Woman’s health movements in the 19th and 20th centuries in the united states
Women’s health in medical practice
2. History of research in women’s health
Physical therapy in women’s health
International organizations of physical therapy in women’s health
3. patient education in women’s health
Historical biases and patient education
Goals of patient education for women
4. Instruction/patient education in patient care
Additional factors to consider in patient education
Evidenced-based practice in patient education
5. Psychosocial issues associated with women’s health care
Biopsychosocial approaches to women’s health physical therapy
Defining the terms sex and gender
Psychosocial development of women and girls: sex and gender influences
6. Societal influences on women’s health
Communication during clinical encounters: relevance of gender and sex
7. Management and marketing of women’s health physical therapy services
Setting up a women’s health practice
Definition of marketing
Building and maintaining relationships with referral sources
Building relationships with women
Marketing tools
8. Documentation of and reimbursement for women’s health physical therapy services
The reimbursement and documentation connection
Introduction to health care reimbursement and payment sources
Overview of documentation
Key components of documentation in women’s health physical therapy
Establishing outcome measures
The reimbursement process
Reimbursement issues in women’s health
Billing issues for women’s health
The billing process
9. Clinical anatomy of Bony Pelvis
The female pelvis
The bony pelvis
Pelvic joints and ligaments
10. Biomechanics of Lumbar spine, Pelvis, Hip joints
11. Neuromuscular control of pelvis
The perineum
Pelvic floor (diaphragm) muscles
Muscles of the urogenital diaphragm
The perineal body
The pudendal nerve
The abdominal muscles
12. Clinical anatomy of pelvic viscera and urogenital organs
The breast
The reproductive tract
13. Clinical anatomy of the urinary tract
14. Clinical anatomy of the anorectal region
15. Placenta and fetal membranes
Placenta
Fetal membranes