Online – Self Paced Course
Holistic Treatment
of the Postpartum Body
A holistic approach to achieving immediate relief
and getting your clients back to pain-free living
The Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body is a step-by-step online course that teaches you how to successfully treat common and not-so-common postpartum issues.
Whether you are new to pelvic health or a seasoned physical therapist, this course will transform the way you assess and treat postpartum clients – so you can help them overcome pain, discomfort, and dysfunctions after childbirth.
Course Unit Sneak Peek: Diaphragm Release
What Students Are Saying:
“The course was very good and pulled together and helped me to organize my approach to treating postpartum moms of all ages. I have had a lot of manual courses: CST, visceral, MFR , MET courses and this really presented a nice culmination of how to use these techniques in an effective and efficient manner.”
Shelley B.
“Amazing skill set to learn for all physical therapists whether treating immediate post partum or for women who had babies many years ago.”
Cara H.
“This course made me feel more confident when treating postpartum women. I feel that my mobilizations/releases have improved immensely. ”
Rebecca S.
“This course has given me an entirely new respect and operating paradigm for working with clients. It is profound yet simple and I have seen it change lives already.”
Meagan G.
“I now feel more confident with my manual skills to treat postpartum women, and educating my patients on the multiple factors that influence one’s body.”
Belinda P.
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How Does The Online Course Work?
The Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body course materials are immediately available online within your private, student-only portal, and include:
- 64 transformational, step-by-step video training units.
- Easy to follow downloadable lecture slides.
- Course workbook with technique photos and instruction guide for quick reference in the clinic.
- Short quizzes to ensure learning of key treatment points.
- Lifetime access, creating a valuable reference video library.
- 8.5 CEUs and certificate upon completion
Is This Online Course Right For Me?
If you want to learn a holistic treatment approach to gain immediate relief and get your clients back to pain-free living, then YES, this course is for YOU!
If you are self-motivated and enjoy learning online, then YES, this online course is for YOU!
Our students come from every background, from physical therapists to occupational therapists, chiropractors to midwives. You’ll walk away with a brand new holistic approach to treating clients and a new set of treatment skills, whether you’re new to pelvic health OR a seasoned therapist.
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Course Objectives
Course Outline
Course Objectives
- Identify restricted mobility of the sacrum, ischium, and pubic symphysis and restore it with proper mobilization techniques.
- Differentiate between normal spongy bone and abnormal hard bone to renew abnormal bone.
- Palpate the body to identify blocked energy flow.
- Palpate diaphragm to identify and release restrictions with proper techniques.
- Identify the external and internal location of the bladder and uterus, assess and treat.
- Palpate externally and internally to assess all pelvic floor muscles.
- Improve pelvic floor muscle strength with proper internal treatment techniques.
- Distinguish between normal and abnormal bladder positioning to realign the bladder to the midline.
- Assess, release and rebalance the liver and stomach with proper treatment techniques.
- Palpate and release muscular restrictions in the anal sphincter.
- Identify diastasis recti and release the restrictions separating recti muscles.
Course Outline
| Module 1 | Introduction |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Holistic Treatment of the Postpartum Body Introduction |
| Unit 2 | Grounding Meditation |
| Unit 3 | Postpartum Treatment Philosophy |
| Unit 4 | Table Set Up |
| Unit 5 | Pelvic Anatomy Lecture |
| Module 2 | The Pelvis |
| Unit 1 | Pelvic Lecture |
| Unit 2 | Sacral Rotation Prone |
| Unit 3 | Sacral Rotation Mobilization |
| Unit 4 | Sacral ILA Mobility Prone |
| Unit 5 | Inferior Glide of Sacrum Prone |
| Unit 6 | Sacral Shear Correction Prone |
| Unit 7 | Prone Sacral Lab Review |
| Unit 8 | Sacral Mobility Supine and Sacral Correction Part 1 |
| Unit 9 | Sacral Correction Part 2 |
| Unit 10 | Supine Sacral Lab Review |
| Unit 11 | Ischial Mobility Prone |
| Unit 12 | Ilium/Ischium Rebalancing Supine and Prone |
| Unit 13 | Ischium/Ilium Correction Lecture |
| Unit 14 | Ilial Side Lying Treatment and Assessment |
| Unit 15 | ASIS Assessment Supine |
| Unit 16 | Ischium and Ilium Lab Review |
| Unit 17 | Pubic Bone Supine |
| Unit 18 | Pubic Rami Supine |
| Unit 19 | Hip Rotation and Leg Pull Supine |
| Unit 20 | Pubic Bone and Rami Review |
| Unit 21 | Exercise to Close Pelvic Bones |
| Module 3 | Abdomen |
| Unit 1 | Abdomen Tissues Lecture |
| Unit 2 | Lower Abdominal Fascial Release |
| Unit 3 | Bladder Assessment and Treatment |
| Unit 4 | Uterus Assessment and Treatment |
| Unit 5 | Broad Ligament |
| Unit 6 | Releasing Uterus from Bladder |
| Unit 7 | Small Intestines Release |
| Unit 8 | C-Section Scar Release |
| Unit 9 | Diastasis Recti Lecture |
| Unit 10 | Oblique Stretch and Recti Release Lab |
| Unit 11 | Psoas Muscles Lecture |
| Unit 12 | Psoas Release Technique Lab |
| Unit 13 | Abdominal Techniques Lab Review |
| Module 4 | Listening Techniques |
| Unit 1 | Lecture Listening Skills |
| Unit 2 | General Listening Lab |
| Unit 3 | Standing Energy Assessment Lab |
| Unit 4 | Is the Pelvis Still Birthing? Lab |
| Unit 5 | Local Listening Lab |
| Module 5 | The Pelvic Floor |
| Unit 1 | Pelvic Floor Lecture |
| Unit 2 | External Pelvic Floor Muscle Release Lab |
| Unit 3 | Self Exam of Pelvic Floor Muscles Lab |
| Unit 4 | Internal Assessment of the Pelvic Floor Muscles Lab |
| Unit 5 | Assessing and Treating Bladder Internally Lab |
| Unit 6 | Mobilizing the Cervix Lab |
| Unit 7 | Internal Ischial/Levator Ani Release Lab |
| Unit 8 | Coccyx/Coccygeus Muscle Release Lab |
| Unit 9 | Perineal Body and Scar Tissue Release Lab |
| Unit 10 | Anal Sphincter Lecture |
| Unit 11 | Anal Sphincter Lab |
| Module 6 | Core Activation |
| Unit 1 | Core Activation Lecture |
| Unit 2 | Core Activation Protocol |
| Module 7 | Thoracic Region |
| Unit 1 | Thoracic Lecture |
| Unit 2 | Liver/Stomach Rebalancing Lab |
| Unit 3 | Stuck Inhalation – Lung Release Lab |
| Unit 4 | Diaphragm Release Lab |
| Unit 5 | Thoracic and Rib Cage Mobility Lab |
| Unit 6 | Thoracic Lab Review |
| Module 8 | Putting It All Together |
| Unit 1 | Putting It All Together Lecture |
| Unit 2 | Postpartum Technique Prioritization Handout |
| Unit 3 | Final Quiz |
| Unit 4 | Course Evaluation |
| Unit 5 | What’s Next? |
| Unit 6 | Directory Listing |
Your Instructor – Lynn Schulte, PT
Lynn Schulte has been a Pelvic Health Physical Therapist for over 30 years and is the principal instructor/founder at the Institute for Birth Healing. She has been helping moms heal from all types of issues women experience after birth and is now teaching courses to physical therapists to share her expertise. After working with thousands of women, she discovered something they all had in common; the “Open Birthing Pattern.” The Open Birthing Pattern results from the pelvic bones and muscles not returning to normal positioning, mobility, and function after birth, creating pain, discomfort, and dysfunction. All of our courses focus on a holistic approach, assessments, and treatment techniques to relieve pain and discomfort and restore function.
