Durban 1 March 2024

About the Course

This is an advanced level course for Physiotherapists already working in Pelvic Health

  • 8:30-16:00

  • Previous foundations attendee - R3000

  • Normal Pricing: R4000

  • Limited Space Avaiable- Places will be allocated on receipt of payment

  • 12-hour Online Anorectal Evaluation and Management for Physiotherapists included in course price

Practical Course Outline

This course is designed to give you the practical skills to help you better assess and manage anorectal patients

  • Key Anatomy and Defecation Dynamics Recap

  • The Interview- Asking the Right Questions

  • Consent with a trauma-informed care frame work

  • External Anorectal Visualisation and Palpation

  • Internal Anorectal Examination

  • Manual therapy techniques

  • sEMG for biofeedback training

  • Case Studies- linking assessment to treatment

Online Course

  • Online Self-Paced Course

  • 12 Hours of Pre-Recorded Content

  • Access to Bonus Resources such as patient hand outs and assessment form templates

  • Online course included in price of practical course

  • Content includes

  • Anorectal Anatomy and Physiology of Defecation

  • Anorectal Investigations

  • Anorectal conditions (constipation, faecal incontinence)

  • Physiotherapy Assessment

  • Physiotherapy Management

Only 4 spaces available on this course

Due to the nature of the course and our venue, we keep numbers small. This also helps provide a safe space to learn new clinical skills.

FAQ

  • Who is this course for?

    This course is aimed at Physiotherapists working in Pelvic Health that are looking to advance their clinical skills.

  • Do I need prior training in Anorectal Physiotherapy

    YES! This is an advanced practice course and the base anorectal will not be covered. It is a hands-on, practical course. (You can sign up for the Anorectal Online Course if you would like the theoretical component)

  • Can I attend this course online?

    No, this course is only for live, in person participants

  • Do I have to be a model for the digital rectal examination

    It is important for you to experience the process of an anorectal examination and as such we will be practicing the examination process on each other (whether you are male or female). We will be respectful of privacy. Whilst we try to be accommodating to everyone, participants who are not volunteering themselves cannot be guaranteed that they will be able to perform the examination on another participant and may end up attending the practical in an observational capacity only.

Course Presenters

Lulu Becker

Lulu Becker is a Physiotherapist with an interest in Pelvic and Women's Health and Mum of two girls. Lulu studied at the University of Witwatersrand and completed her community service in her home town of Kokstad before moving to London. In London, Lulu began working in Pelvic Health Physio and has worked solely in this area for the past 12 years. She also helps children with bed wetting, constipation and incontinence and teaches a Paediatric pelvic health course through CPD skills, called 'The Poo Detectives'. Lulu is passionate about pelvic and women's health and helping people who can often feel very alone with their symptoms of incontinence, prolapse and pelvic pain. Her clinical approach is holistic and draws extensively on her acupuncture and yoga teacher training and she is currently completing a post graduate diploma in mindfulness through the University of Stellenbosch. Four years ago she and her family moved back from London to Durban, where she now practices from home in La Lucia.

Mandy Roscher

Mandy Röscher is a Physiotherapist living in Brisbane, Australia Mandy qualified as a Physiotherapist from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa in 2008. She has worked in Private Practice since she qualified. She has a keen special interest in all things Pelvic Health. Mandy has a passion for teaching and mentoring and has presented to thousands of Physiotherapists globally. Her courses, while based on the most current evidence available, are extremely clinically orientated. She focuses on the clinical application and integration of current research and practice with the goal being that course participants leave feeling their circle of competence has increased.