Bowel Health & Women's Health

Understanding and Treating Bowel Dysfunction in Women

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Bowel Health & Women's Health

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

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the 18+ hours of education in thecourse ‘Bowel Health & Women’s Health, participants will
1. Understand the particularly female aspects to colorectal and anorectal health
2. Comprehend the role of differential diagnoses and treatment techniques for issues such as fissures and haemorrhoids when it comes to the management of pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain
3. Have a clear understanding about obstetric anal injuries and postpartum bowel health, including evidence based strategies for treatment
4. Recognise that the menopausal transition can have an impact on colorectal health, with 1 in 5 women over 40 dealing with anal incontinence and that for every three people diagnosed with IBS, two of them will be women
5. The increasing evidence to support people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease with a biopsychosocial approach to pelvic rehab, especially when it comes to sexual health




Your Instructor


Michelle Lyons
Michelle Lyons

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



Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy but... there's a LOT of work, research and content creation in this course so PLEASE be sure this is a good fit for you AS THERE ARE NO REFUNDS
How long is the course?
There is over 18 hours of content with downloadable pdf's of the slides as well as a number of useful resources for you to print and use with your clients

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