Module 4 - Pelvic Health & Related Conditions

From Symptom to Structure: A Clinical Framework for Female Pelvic Health

Pelvic floor dysfunction is one of the most common — and most commonly missed — presentations in allied health practice. Women with urinary leakage, pelvic pain, bowel changes, and prolapse symptoms walk into your clinic regularly, often coming with a chief complaint of hip pain, low back pain, or postpartum issues. Most practitioners recognize the connection. Fewer have a structured, scope-appropriate framework to actually assess and treat it.

This module gives you the foundational knowledge you're missing.

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A Complete External Assessment Framework

From intake to interpretation -- validated screening tools and bladder diaries to external palpation, functional load testing, and breathing assessment, you'll have a systematic, reproducible approach to pelvic health assessment that fits within your scope and complements your existing clinical reasoning.

Confident Management of the Conditions You're Already Seeing

Urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, overactive bladder, diastasis recti, endometriosis, bowel dysfunction — this module covers the conditions that frequently underlie the presentations already in your caseload, with practical guidance on when to treat, how to treat, and when to refer.

A Clearer Referral Lens & Collaborative Practice

Understanding what's within external scope — and what isn't — makes you a more effective practitioner and a more valued colleague. You'll leave with clear referral criteria, a co-management framework, and the clinical vocabulary to communicate meaningfully with pelvic health specialists.

The Certification Difference

💡 Clinical Expertise

Assessment-based, not attendance-based.

The credential means you've demonstrated competency — not just sat through the hours. You'll complete a high standard certification criteria. That distinction matters to your patients, your colleagues, and the public you serve.

🌀 Integrative Care Model

A collaborative scope across the female lifespan.

Five connected modules — puberty, fertility, perinatal, pelvic health, menopause — so you see how patterns in one life stage shape the next and how health disciplines intersect to provide the best possible care.

⭐️ Professional Credibility

Built by clinicians, for clinicians.

Evidence-informed content delivered by practitioners who work with these patients every week — and who respect your unique expertise. You'll become a part of a network and community that promotes excellence in practice.

Who is this for:

Physiotherapists · Chiropractors · Osteopathic Practitioners · Registered Massage Therapists · Athletic Therapists · Naturopathic Doctors · Pelvic Health Specialists · and any manual therapy practitioner working in reproductive health

It's the right fit if you:

Want to specialize in or expand your pelvic health-related practice
Are already seeing patients with pelvic health issues and want to be more clinically astute
Are ready to work confidently alongside pelvic health specialists, medical doctors, and other allied health providers
Believe that the best patient outcomes happen when disciplines work together — not in silos
Care deeply about providing whole-person care focused on women's needs and concerns

What You Will Walk Away With:

Female pelvic anatomy and functional review, including the pressure management system
Biopsychosocial and trauma-informed frameworks for pelvic health assessment
Comprehensive external assessment: subjective, objective, and functional load testing
Common conditions: urinary incontinence, OAB, pelvic organ prolapse, pelvic pain, bowel dysfunction, and DRA

Manual therapy techniques for the pelvic girdle and surrounding regions
Pelvic floor muscle training: uptraining, downtraining, and functional integration
Exercise prescription and return-to-activity frameworks
Referral indicators, red flags, and co-management with pelvic health specialists
Case studies across key clinical presentations

5-Module Discount

Puberty · Fertility · Pregnancy · Pelvic Health · Menopause & Aging

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Meet Your Instructors

Valerie Namer, MD (France, DO(MP)

Valérie Namer brings a rare combination of medical and osteopathic expertise to women's health education. She holds a medical degree with a specialty in endocrinology from France and is a graduate of the Centre Ostéopathique du Québec, where she now directs the post-graduate program.

In her Montreal clinical practice, Valérie works exclusively in women's health — from puberty and hormonal health through fertility, obstetrics, and postnatal care. She has been teaching and lecturing on osteopathy and women's health across Canada and internationally for many years, including in the Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Clinical Practice course at McGill University.

Valérie currently supervises Master's dissertations at the School of Health Sciences Fribourg, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO), and has been a member of the Science and Health Committee at Séréna Québec since 2023. She is a registered member of Ostéopathy Québec.

Sharmila Kulkarni, PT, DO(MP), MSc Aging & Health

Sharmila Kulkarni is a physiotherapist and osteopathic manual practitioner with over 25 years of clinical experience and a Master's degree in Aging & Health. Her practice has always centred on the full arc of women's health — and on the gaps in practitioner training that leave patients underserved at every stage of it.

That clinical frustration became a professional mission. As co-founder and director of Integration Health + Education, Sharmila has built a continuing education community grounded in multidisciplinary collaboration, rigorous curriculum, and the conviction that better-trained practitioners produce better patient outcomes.

She brings that same standard to the Women's Health Certification — co-teaching and shaping a program designed not just to add knowledge, but to build genuine clinical competency in women's health across the lifespan.

Sandhya Sahi-Jain, DPT, DO(MP)

Sandhya Sahi-Jain is a physiotherapist and osteopathic manual practitioner with a clinical foundation spanning neurology, orthopaedics, and pediatric care. She completed her Physical Therapy degree at the University of Toronto, including thesis work with SickKids Hospital, and holds an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience from Carleton University.

Sandhya earned her Master of Osteopathic Manipulative Science from the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy in Hamilton in 2012, and most recently completed her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2025. Her depth of training across manual therapy, neuroscience, and pediatric practice makes her particularly well-suited to the clinical complexity of adolescent health.

Sandhya is the creator of the Paediatric Foundations series of courses for manual therapists and teaches extensively in Canada.

Sandy Antunes, DO(MP)

With 20 years of practical experience, Sandy has evolved throughout her professional career, from Shiatsu Therapy into Osteopathy in the last 10 years. As well as running her own successful practice and serving as a highly respected Anatomy and Physiology Teacher, Sandy is also now an International Lecturer for The Institute of Classical Osteopathy.

Graduating from The Canadian Academy of Osteopathy and Holistic Health Services Sciences, with a Diploma in Osteopathic Manipulative Theory and Practice in 2008, she went on to complete her Master Osteopathic Manipulative Science Education.

Sandy initiated her Health and Wellness career at the Shiatsu School of Canada in 1995. She continued her education at the Shiatsu Academy of Tokyo with over 4400 hours of hands-on learning.

Before starting her private practice in 2004, Sandy worked for over 5 years alongside various healthcare professionals including; MD's, RMT's, Chiropractors and Physiotherapists, whose shared goal was to create the most effective treatment plan for the individual patient.

Sandy is a Director and Volunteer for The Society For Osteopathic Wellness and is constantly updating her knowledge base and techniques. She is also a Guest Speaker for Running Room, Community Centres and Special Interest Groups

Terra Nicolle, RMT, DO(MP)

Terra has been in the health & wellness industry for over 30 years, she started in fitness and continued into nutrition and lifestyle coaching.

She is a Pelvic Floor Specialist and has worked in Africa educating midwives and physios in pelvic floor health. Terra is also a Trauma Informed Yoga Therapist

Terra has been lecturing and teaching extensively in Canada and internationally on osteopathy, hypermobility, and women's health for many years.