The aim of the first half of the workshop is to identify and discuss the importance of exercise during and after labour to maintain function and quality of life both of the women and the fetus with life long implications for both.

The aim of the second half of the workshop is firstly to describe current thinking in the aetiology and management of male pelvic pain and then to look at the physiotherapeutic options and in detail the complete physical therapy protocol that was the basis for an NIH funded study on the feasibility for the utilization of physical therapy to managed chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS).