Using Exercise and Modern Pain Science to Create Pelvic Health - Moving From Fixer to Facilitator

Overview

Join us for this free, evidence-informed webinar designed for pelvic health professionals, orthopaedic clinicians, kinesiologists, exercise physiologists, occupational therapists, and physicians.

Led by Carolyn Vandyken, this webinar explores how to apply the knowledge gained through modern pain neuroscience to pelvic health rehabilitation. It is not just about "explaining pain" to your patients; rather, we need to deeply understand that our patients, armed with the right knowledge and lifestyle skills, can use modern pain neuroscience to regulate their own nervous system.  

When our patient's nervous system is dysregulated, OAB and persistent pain are common protective responses. Learn how to shift from the role of “fixer” to “facilitator” – helping patients take ownership of their healing journey and engage with exercise as a powerful, self-regulation tool.  As clinicians, we often think about stretching and strengthening muscles.  Clinicians often use manual therapy to change muscle tension or joint dysfunction to help their patients achieve their goals.  However, our patients with persistent pain, and OAB, can learn to recalibrate their own systems through basic exercise (walking, breathing and mobility exercises) and sensory-motor rich movements to "heal" themselves.  

Learn what it means to put sour patients in the "driver" seat, allowing their systems to change through healthy lifestyle shifts that are easy to complete, creating long term self-managed solutions. 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this webinar, you will be able to:

1. Empower your patients to become active participants in their pelvic health recovery
2. Choose exercise strategies that reflect pain classification – bottom-up or top-down approaches
3. Reduce burnout and compassion fatigue by stepping away from the “fix-it” mindset
   
   

💡 Who Should Attend?

This webinar is ideal for:

• Pelvic health physiotherapists
• Orthopaedic clinicians
• Kinesiologists and exercise physiologists
• Occupational therapists
• Physicians and medical professionals
• Anyone interested in integrative, exercise-based approaches to pelvic health

Whether you are new to pain science or looking to deepen your application of it in clinical practice, this webinar will offer valuable insights.

🩺 About the Webinar Series

This is the 10th and final session in the Let’s Talk Pelvic Health: 2025 Webinar Series for Health Care Professionals. You can register for this individual webinar or sign up for the entire free series. 

✅ CEU-Accredited Across the U.S.

We’re proud to share that Embodia is now an Approved CEU Provider for physiotherapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) in 34 U.S. states + the US Virgin Islands, with 6 more state approvals pending. This webinar—and the full series—is eligible for CEU credits for participants in approved states. You can learn which US States/Jurisdictions Embodia can provide CEUs by visiting this guide.

🌍 Live or On-Demand Access

This webinar will be hosted live on Thursday, November 20th, from 12:30–1:30 PM EDT.

Can't make it live? Replays will be available for registered participants and those on the notification list —so you won’t miss a thing.

⚠️ Please note: This webinar is limited to 500 live attendees. Kindly register only if you plan to attend live to ensure space for others. If you cannot attend live, please join the notification list.

• Live Webinar Time: Thursday, November 20th, from 12:30–1:30 PM EDT

• Can’t attend live? No problem!

  • Replays will be available on Embodia’s YouTube channel

  • Webinar recordings will also be accessible for free for 1 week following the live session on the Embodia platform

To earn CEUs, U.S. PTs must:

1. Add your CEU jurisdiction to your account on Embodia! Steps on how to do so can be found in this guide.
   
   

2. Attend the live webinar (or watch the recording), and then access the course where the webinar recording will be made available on Embodia.

3. Complete the evaluation and exam in the course.

4. Download your CEU certificate! 

⚠️ Time limits:

• Non-members: You have 1 week after the live webinar to complete all steps above.

• Embodia Members: No time limit — complete the steps whenever you like.

Expand your pelvic health toolkit and support your clients with confidence.
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