Intrarectal Balloon Training for Bowel Disorders
Intrarectal Balloon Training for Bowel Disorders
1 hour
The instructors
Overview
Join Dr. Jessica Reale, PT, DPT, WCS, for this free webinar 'Intrarectal Balloon Training for Bowel Disorders'.
This webinar is the second session in our free series Let's Talk Pelvic Health'. You can register for this webinar only or the entire series by going here.
Learning Objectives
Following this presentation, participants will:
- Recognize the role of intrarectal balloon training for pelvic rehabilitation for people with rectal hyposensitivity, rectal hypersensitivity, fecal urgency and dyssynergic defecation.
- Identify key factors connected to successful balloon training.
- Understand the current evidence associated with intrarectal balloon training.
Audience
This free webinar is intended for all rehabilitation practitioners who treat people who have pelvic pain; however, all clinic owners and practitioners are welcome to join.
Registration and Replays
There's a maximum of 500 seats available in the webinar room. If you cannot attend live, please do not register. This will allow people who can attend live to ask questions and interact with the instructor.
If you can't join live, don't worry! We will stream the live webinar to our YouTube channel and leave it up for 48 hours after the live webinar. You can subscribe to Embodia's YouTube channel here.
You can also choose to receive the follow-up email after the webinar. This email contains information about where to find the recording, a reminder about the free live stream on YouTube, and any additional resources shared during the webinar. Simply scroll down and click on the button that reads '+ Add me to the notification list'. (Please note: if you register for the webinar you will automatically be added to the notification list.)
This webinar will be recorded and available as an on-demand course on Embodia Academy, free for all Embodia Members. You can learn more about our membership offerings here.
The instructors
PT, DPT, WCS
Dr. Jessica Reale, PT, DPT, WCS is a pelvic rehab provider and board-certified specialist in women's health. She is passionate about educating clinicians to improve their outcomes for patients with pelvic health complaints, and she has educated thousands of professionals in their pelvic health journeys through various educational endeavors. She is the co-founder of PelviCon~ a conference for pelvic rehab providers, by pelvic rehab providers that brings over 600 clinicians together each year to grow in community and knowledge. Additionally, she co-founded Pelvic Floor University, where she teaches regularly and coordinates education aimed at providing affordable and practical clinical knowledge for pelvic rehab providers.
Since 2018, she has also regularly coordinated a small group mentoring program for pelvic rehab providers, with hundreds of professionals completing her program. Jessica is passionate about progressing research in pelvic health and clinical care. She was published in 2019 in Sexual Medicine Reviews on "The role of physical therapy in sexual health in men and women: Evaluation and treatment," and has multiple current research endeavors underway. She owns and treats patients at Southern Pelvic Health, a multiclinic practice in the metro Atlanta Area dedicated to providing high-quality care for all ages and all genders experiencing pelvic health dysfunction. She lives in Atlanta, GA with her husband and two daughters, Emma (6) and Mary (4).