Advanced Bowel Techniques
International presenter Carina Siracusa is excited to be coming to Australia to present her Advanced Bowel Techniques course.
Bowel disorders can be some of the most devastating pelvic floor issues that patients can deal with. Constipation and faecal incontinence can at times be more nuanced to treat due to multiple nervous system, visceral, and musculoskeletal causes.
In this course, the anatomy and physiology of the GI system will be reviewed as well as more of the common bowel and pelvic floor disorders. Surgical techniques for inflammatory bowel disorders will be discussed. The new influence of GLP-1 medications will also be highlighted in this course.
Participants will have hands-on techniques for digital rectal biofeedback as well as balloon training. Manual therapy techniques for abdominal mobilization and exercise techniques for improving bowel health will also be discussed. Participants will leave with practical skills for treating a variety of bowel disorders.
Day 1
• Review of GI anatomy and physiology
• Review of common bowel disorders
• Review of inflammatory bowel disorders and their treatments (surgical and medical)
• Discussion of GLP 1 medications and their effect on the bowel
• Discussion of common behavioural and general treatments for bowel disorders
Day 2
• Rectal balloon training
• Digital rectal biofeedback
• Abdominal manual therapy techniques
• Breathing techniques
• Exercise for bowel disorders
Learning outcomes
- Participants will be able to identify common bowel pathology of both inflammatory and irritable bowel disorders and their musculoskeletal implications
- Participants will be able to explain how typical surgical techniques can have an impact on the pelvic floor and common treatment techniques
- Participants will be able to design an evaluation and treatment program for patients with common bowel disorders
- Participants will be able to design either a digital rectal or balloon biofeedback treatment program for a patient with dyssynergic defecation
Prerequisites
- This course is only available to AHPRA-registered physiotherapist
Presenters
Carina Siracusa
Carina Siracusa, PT, DPT, WCS, OnCS has been a physiotherapist since 2005. She graduated from Ohio University in 2005 with her doctorate of physical therapy. She started her career as a pediatric physio but soon fell in love with the specialty of pelvic floor physiotherapy. She currently works for a large hospital system in Columbus, Ohio called OhioHealth. She is the primary pelvic floor physiotherapist for the neuro program as well as the transgender health program. She has taught for the American Physical Therapy Association's Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapists since 2010 in their pelvic health curriculum. She has developed courses in both pediatric pelvic health as well as pelvic health for the neurologically involved client and has been teaching these for the last several years. She holds board certifications in both women's health physiotherapy as well as oncology physiotherapy.
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