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5/31/2016

Michelle Dela Rosa, PT for receiving their Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification (PRPC). The PRPC is a certification of practical and didactic expertise related to pelvic floor dysfunction and identifies them as specialists in the women’s and men’s pelvic health fields.

Karen Bruno, PT for receiving her Certificate as an Eden Energy Medicine Certified Practitioner after completing a 2 year Professional Track program. Energy work addresses many health concerns, including:

calming anxiety and fear
balancing hormones
strengthening your immune system
easing stress and discomfort
improving chronic physical and emotional health issues.

What the research says: effectiveness of early pelvic floor rehabilitation treatment for post-prostatectomy incontinence

5/3/2016

A prospective study by Filocamo and colleagues in 2005 investigated the effectiveness of early pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP). After catheter removal, 300 men were randomized equally into either a structured PFMT group or a control group that did not receive exercise. Incontinence was assessed by the 1-hour and 24-hour pad test, as well as the ICS-Male questionnaire.

By 6 months, almost 95% of the PFMT group achieved continence as compared to 65% of the control group. The authors concluded that an early supportive rehabilitation program like PFMT significantly decreases continence recovery time.

Filocamo M, Marzi VL, Del Popolo G, Cecconi F, Marzocco M, Tosto A, Nicita G. Effectiveness of Early Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Treatment for Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence. European Urology. 2005 Jun:48(5)734-8.

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