About Course

This course will give you a streamlined approach to address pelvic girdle pain, which includes sacroiliac pain. You will leave the course with an update on the current literature including special tests and their recommended utility, an anatomy review of the pelvic girdle and the important dynamics involved, and a novel simplified approach to treating this complex area. This approach, The Pelvic Girdle Musculoskeletal Method (PGM Method SM),was developed by Deborah B. Riczo, and has been taught to physical therapy professionals on an international level, first courses in 2011. This approach is the basis of both of her books, “Sacroiliac Pain,” and “Back & Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy & Postpartum. Both assessment and interventions of the PGM Method will be introduced, and you will be able to implement them on Monday morning. (Intermediate Level)

PRESENTERS

Deborah Riczo, PT, DPT, M.Ed is author of “Sacroiliac Pain,” and “Back & Pelvic Girdle Pain in Pregnancy & Postpartum; educator on this topic at the physical therapy doctoral level and provider of continuing education courses to physical therapy professionals on an international basis; speaker; and founder of Riczo Health Education. Her clinical practice of over 30 years was at MetroHealth Medical Center. She has presented at APTA Ohio and national CSM conferences and has been interviewed by media/podcasts on this topic.

OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Discuss the current evidence for performing movement based, static symmetry and pain provocation special tests for the sacroiliac joint.

2. Describe the Pelvic Girdle Musculoskeletal Method (PGM MethodSM) for diagnosing and treating patients with sacroiliac and pelvic girdle pain and the literature to support this method.

3. Identify special tests in the PGM MethodSM and pelvic balancing exercises and be able to use these tests for patients with sacroiliac and pelvic girdle pain.

4. Describe the Pelvic Girdle Musculoskeletal Method (PGM Method SM) for diagnosing and treating patients with sacroiliac and pelvic girdle pain and the literature to support this method.

AGENDA

Pre-Study: 30 Minutes Plan to read the course materials, references and review the post test before the start time. Please be prepared to share patient case study and related question during the discussion time.

15 min: Intro/scope of problem/course objectives

15 min: Literature review

20 min: Current special tests recommendations, video/demo

20 min: PGM MethodSM and literature review

25 min: Self-corrective exercises, video/demo

15 min: Case Study

10 min: Questions and answers

Post-test: Research, identify, and submit your post test question answers on the online form. This is an open book test you can take multiple times if needed to obtain the 70% score