Bowel Health & Women's Health
Understanding and Treating Bowel Dysfunction in Women
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Understanding and Treating Bowel Dysfunction in Women
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Did You Know?
Women are FAR more likely to deal with issues such as posterior pelvic floor muscle dysfunctions, anal continence (hello childbirth!) and IBS (which affects TWICE as many women as men?)
That the Gut/Brain Axis, which is modulated in large part by the Vagus information super highway is VERY responsive to changes in nutrition, stress management and some surprising exercise strategies?
That medications for conditions like Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease may be good at suppressing symptoms…but lasting relief (and maybe disease remission) comes from evidence based lifestyle strategies? (*not saying don’t take meds, but I am saying…use the evidence to help live better and calm down distressing drivers…and maybe then discuss the need for meds with your dr)
That understanding the coccyx is VITAL for female pelvic health – and there’s so much we can do to make the coccyx calm down with external as well as internal strategies
My latest course, Bowel Health & Women’s Health explores all of this and more.
Fill Your Bowel Health Treatment Toolbox
Whether it’s understanding assessment and treatment strategies for colorectal pain drivers or continence… or getting to grips with the gut brain axis – this course covers it all, from functional anatomy to BPS informed manual therapies, teaching people self myofascial release, exercise recommendations and polyvagal strategies. And as always, evergreen access and membership of our closed fb support group
Your Instructor
Michelle Lyons graduated from University College Dublin’s Physiotherapy programme in 1994; sinec then she has completed postgraduate training in Health Coaching & Nutrition (University of Galway) and Innovation & Enterprise (Trinity College Dublin) as well as a certificate in Integrative Herbal Medicine from the University of Arizona and teacher trainings in Pilates, Yoga and Mindfulness as a therapeutic Intervention. She has lived and worked in both Ireland and the US and as well as membership in the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, she is also licensed as a Physical Therapist by the state of Connecticut. She has been faculty for many continuing education institutions, including the Pelvic Obstetric & Gynaecological Physiotherapy Association, Medbridge Education and Herman & Wallace, The Pelvic Rehab Institute. She is a highly regarded teacher and has presented at many international conferences including the International Continence Society, the International Pelvic Pain Society, CSM for the APTA, Pelvicon, Therapy Expo, the British Pelvic Floor Society, Pelvic Health Solutions symposium (Canada), the Kuwait Women’s Health Conference, the Turkish Gastroenterology conference as well as three teaching tours of Australia/New Zealand/Singapore.
Course Curriculum
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Startintroduction to better digestive health (16:58)
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Startfunctional anatomy of the digestive system (pt 1 and 2) (47:44)
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Startunderstanding anorectal & sphincteric relationships (20:39)
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Startwhat happens when we eat (36:10)
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StartVideo: breathing & movement strategies for GORD/GERD (11:46)
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Startquiz: test your learning!
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Startthe microbiome, mental health & the vagus nerve (31:53)
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StartBONUS CONTENT: why understanding polyvagal theory is essential for pelvic health (12:01)
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Startmindfulness and self compassion in gut health (30:28)
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Starttoolbox: how else can we improve vagal tone? (7:46)
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Startquiz: test your learning!