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OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGICAL PHYSICAL THERAPY (OGT501 ): Course Contents

This course intends to provide Introduction to physical therapy practice for evaluation and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction, pregnancy, osteoporosis, and other disorders specific to women

Learning Objectives

  • Discuss common gynecological conditions relevant to physical-therapy
  • Evaluate the women’s health problems
  • Discuss rehabilitation plans for gynecological patients.

Course Content

Medical terminology regarding gynecology, obstetrics, and women’s health

  • Anatomy
  • Physiology of pregnancy
  • Physical and physiological changes of labor and the puerperium
  • The antenatal period
  • Relieving the discomforts of pregnancy
  • Preparation of labor
  • Postnatal period
  • The climacteric
  • Common gynecological conditions
  • Gynecological surgery
  • Urinary function and dysfunction
  • Bowel and anorectal function and dysfunction.

Oncological Issues with Women’s Health

  • Management of breast cancer
  • Management of lymph edema.

Special topic in women’s health

  • Female athletes
  • Exercise issues and aging
  • Aquatic Therapy services in women's health
  • Physical therapy management for women with long-term physical disabilities.

Case histories

  • Principles of assessment and outcome measures
  • Documentation in SOAP notes format
  • Evidence-based obstetrics and gynecological Physical Therapy Treatment protocols.