The pelvic floor and constipation: What clinicians need to know.
Kathy Kates FNP-BC
? CEO, Pelvic Health Support | Co-Founder, Institute for Pelvic Health | Pelvic, Sexual and Hormone Health Specialist| Training & Mentoring Providers in Pelvic & Sexual Health
? The puborectalis and pubococcygeus muscles and how they relate to constipation
? Simple postural alignment exercise to help your patients
? Key questions to ask in your intake: Bristol stool chart, shape of BM, hemorrhoids/fissures? Frequency of BM? Do you strain to have a BM? Do you push to urinate?
?Assessment of paradoxical contraction--how to palpate for this
?Clinical pearls for how to get your patient’s pelvic floor muscles to relax
?Simple toileting position tips
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