ICS 2012 Workshop 39 - Evidence-based Physical Therapies for Treating Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Women

Speakers
	Tuesday 16th October 2012
	14:00 - 17:00
M Mélanie Morin Workshop Chair C Chantale Dumoulin Workshop Speaker J Jacqueline de Jong Workshop Speaker H Helena Frawley Workshop Speaker
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14:00

Introduction

Mélanie Morin

14:05

Determining the optimal PT treatment regimen using the evidence

Chantale Dumoulin

14:30

Questions

All

14:35

Prevention and treatment of pre and postnatal urinary incontinence

Mélanie Morin

14:55

Questions

All

15:00

Physical therapy for urinary incontinence in the elderly

Jacqueline de Jong

15:25

Questions

All

15:30

Break

None

16:00

Evidence for PT in the prevention and treatment of pelvic organ prolapse

Helena Frawley

16:25

Questions

All

16:30

Discussion

All

Level	Basic
Duration	180 minutes
Category	Rehabilitation & Conservative Treatments
Keywords	Urinary incontinence Pelvic organ prolapse Conservative therapy
Target Audience	All clinicians and researchers interested in physical therapies for urinary incontinence
Aims and Objectives	The aims of this workshop are: To present an overview of the evidence of physical therapy (PT) for urinary incontinence (UI) and to provide key information on the effectiveness of different treatment regimens. To present the evidence for pelvic floor PT in the prevention and treatment of pre and postnatal UI. To present the evidence for PT in the treatment of UI in the elderly women and to discuss emerging therapies such as postural and motor control strategies. To present the evidence for PT in the prevention and treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP).