"Demystifying Pudendal Neuralgia" course

[HerMajesty]

I got notice about these upcoming courses in my email because I joined the International Pelvic Pain Society:'

http://www.pelvicpainrehab.com/professi ... urses.html

I can't remember if anyone already mentioned this course in another thread...in fact maybe even it was me...that's Neurontin for ya. But anyway if this is new info, the course is touring around the country if anyone wants to inform their health care providers about it. Next stops as of this posting are OR, MO, CA. Here's the course description from the email:

A Course For:
Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Physicians and Nurses

Overview
Pudendal Neuralgia (PN) is a complex debilitating condition often misdiagnosed by medical professionals. Common symptoms include pelvic pain and urinary, bowel and sexual dysfunction. Despite the complexity of this disorder, PN can be successfully managed through a multidisciplinary approach. Successful teams include physicians, physical therapists, and mental health specialists.


Course Description
This two-day workshop focuses on the evaluation and treatment of PN. The lectures focus upon understanding the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of PN. The lab sessions focus upon the participants learning the manual evaluation and treatment techniques for PN.


Pre-requisites: Basic to intermediate pelvic floor experience required.
Course Credits: TBA
Cost and Registration: $550: Postmarked 2 months prior to course
$600: Postmarked within 2 months of course
Registration deadline: 2 weeks before course

About the Instructors
Stephanie A. Prendergast, MPT, received her Master of Physical Therapy degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania and the Hahnemann University. She has been committed to the diagnosis and treatment of pelvic pain since 2001. She has published several articles on pelvic pain, conducted research, treated hundreds of patients and trained several physical therapists to work in the field. She has been on the Board of Directors of the International Pelvic Pain Society since 2002 and is one of the original members of the Board of Directors for the Society for Pudendal Neuralgia. She lectures and teaches internationally.


Elizabeth H. Rummer, MSPT, received her Master of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Miami Medical School. Early on, she specialized in orthopedics and chronic pain before becoming involved in treating pelvic pain in 2004. Since then she has focused on myofascial pelvic pain and dysfunction syndromes only. She teaches and lectures internationally, has contributed to multiple textbooks, published literature, and mentored many physical therapists in the field of pelvic pain.

Course Objectives
Upon Completion, participants should be able to:

1. Understand the definitions of pudendal neuralgia, pudendal neuropathy, and pudendal nerve entrapment.
2. Understand the functional anatomy and physiology of the pudendal nerve and its interaction with the pelvic floor.
3. Become familiar with the medical diagnostic tools, conservative interventions and surgical decompression procedures for pudendal neuralgia.
4. Understand the components of a physical therapy evaluation for a patient with pelvic pain.
5. Understand the complexities and challenges in differentially diagnosing a patient with pelvic pain.
6. Recognize the importance of a multidisciplinary treatment plan.
7. Understand physical therapy treatment techniques.
8. Demonstrate manual therapy techniques