Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Education Online Courses Continuing Education Credits Integrative Approaches to Pelvic Pain in Women

Integrative Approaches to Pelvic Pain in Women (2022-2024)

Pelvic pain is often linked to other disorders so it's difficult to estimate how common it is, but according to one study, 1 in 7 women suffer from chronic pelvic pain. Explore treatments beyond medicine and hormones and examine the prevalence of pelvic pain as well as psychological, social, and cultural factors that contribute to it. Understand the physiological mechanisms and create an evidence-based approach to treatment, blending lifestyle changes and other integrative modalities.

Course objectives:

• Recognize the underlying physiologic changes contributing to overlapping abdominal and pelvic pain conditions.
• Utilize a treatment approach that considers the benefits of integrative modalities and addresses an individual patient's needs and co-morbidities.
• Evaluate and treat behavioral and psychologic co-morbidities associated with female pelvic pain disorders.

Completion Requirements

Complete all the course work, course evaluation, and the final test with a score of 70% or better. Upon successful completion you will be able to print your certificate of completion.

Curriculum

1. Introduction - Definition and introductory discussion of pelvic pain disorders.
2. Evaluating Female Pelvic Pain Disorders - Guidelines for evaluating chronic female pelvic pain.
3. Dysmenorrhea - Learn the definition of Primary dysmenorrhea (PD), conventional treatment and treatment alternatives for the management of menstrual cramps.
4. Causes of Chronic Pelvic Pain - Explore causes of chronic pelvic pain, topics include endometriosis, bladder pain syndrome and abdominopelvic myofascial pain.
5. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Explore this complex disorder of the gastrointestinal and nervous systems to learn its characteristic symptoms (abdominal pain or discomfort and altered bowel habits).
6. Treatment Approaches - Explore conventional and integrative approaches to treatment. Apply your knowledge in an interactive case.
7. Evaluation
8. Exam

Target Audience

Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and nurses.

Enrollment

You can register and start immediately. If you register for the course and pay with a credit card you will have immediate access to the course. Once your registration is complete, logout and log back in and your course will be listed on the campus page. If you cannot remember your account information, click the Forgot Password link on the login page and it will be emailed to you.