What will Gerard’s Online Men’s Health course look like?

This popular Online Men’s Health Physiotherapy course will focus on the Assessment and management of the Men's Health Physiotherapy patient. 
We will focus on the assessment and management of the male pelvic health patient. It will focus on the detailed history taking of the complex conditions these men present with. Conditions that will be focused on will include Male Pelvic Pain, male athletic pelvic pain , hard flaccid syndrome, post prostatectomy urinary incontinence and post prostatectomy erectile dysfunction . We will also focus on young erectile dysfunction which is a growing area within male pelvic health physiotherapy. We will also look at frequent but overlooked complications of prostate cancer treatment such as climacturia, penile shortening, Peyronie's disease and over active bladder. We will also focus on addressing the challenges of setting up or building a men's health physiotherapy service.



Who should attend:

Designed for Male & Female Physios and other clinicians who want to develop/update their interest in Men’s Health Physiotherapy, including those with a Women’s Health, Musculoskeletal or Sports background. It will equip you to start working with male pelvic patients and to develop a new role or service.


What will Gerard Cover on the Online  Course ?

• We will focus and specialise on using external techniques in male pelvic floor assessment and treatment
• External Examination of the male pelvic floor
• Male Pelvic Floor anatomy , function and dysfunction
• Developing detailed history taking skills with these complex conditions.
• Exploring the complex psychological, emotional, congnitive, social & behavioural aspects of the conditions these men present with.
• Detailed external Examination of the male perineal area
• Assessment & Management of Male Pelvic Pain
• Role of Musculoskeletal & exercise based physiotherapy in the male pelvic pain patient to include athletic pelvic pain. Bridging the MSk & pelvic health gap
• Management of urinary incontinence in prostate cancer surgery
• Post prostatectomy erectile dysfunction
• How do develop a Men’s Health Physiotherapy service & role : An expanding role for Physiotherapists



Course Tutor :

Gerard Greene is an experienced Men’s health physio and is based in the UK. He has delivered many pelvic health courses in Turkey. He works in male pelvic pain, pelvic floor rehab post prostate surgery, hard flaccid syndrome & also pelvic floor dysfunction in sport. He has established one of the few new pelvic health physio clinics in the UK and has experience in developing the role and service of Men’s health Physiotherapy. His original pelvic health clinic is in Birmingham UK and his most recent Men's health clinic is based in London.
He has taught for many presdigious international organisations such as the American APTA Pelvic Health Academy, Japanese Physiotherapy Association, South African Physiotherapy Society and many others. He works in two busy male pelvic health physio clinics between Birmingham and London and has worked with organisations such as The Pelvic Pain Society and Prostate Cancer UK. Gerard has taught worldwide with his good friend Dr Jo Milios ( Australia ) and has a track record of encouraging physios and other clinicians especially males and those from a non pelvic health background to get involved in male pelvic health. He is exprienced in the use of Focused Shockwave in male pelvic health. He is super proud to be a #tutor who treats Men’s Health Physiotherapy

From First Interest to First Patient

• Start working in men’s health — even if no one around you currently iS
• Men’s health physiotherapy is one of the fastest growing areas in our profession — yet in many parts of the world, men still have little or no access to specialist care.
• This course has been designed to change that.
• This is not just a course. It is a practical, supported introduction to help you start seeing and treating male pelvic health patients with confidence.

A global course with a clear purpose

• We operate a trust-based global pricing model to make this course accessible worldwide and to support the growth of men’s health physiotherapy in areas where services are limited or do not yet exist.
• Standard Fee: £395
• Global Access Fee: £127

Our aim is simple: to help more clinicians develop the skills and confidence to provide men’s health services globally.

Why this course is different

• Most courses give you information. This course helps you actually start.
• You will learn from a tutor who treats — a clinician working daily in male pelvic health, managing real patients and who has built specialist services.
• To take you from first interest in men’s health to confidently managing your first patients

What makes this course stand out

You won’t be left on your own:

• 8-week follow-up session
• 16-week follow-up session
• Ongoing peer support group

A real-world, practical approach

• How to take a clear and confident history
• How to structure your initial assessment
• How to begin safe and effective management
• How to make sense of complex presentations

Built for real clinical practice

• Male pelvic pain, Athletic pelvic pain, Post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence, Erectile dysfunction, Young ED, Hard flaccid syndrome

Learn how to build a service

• How to start seeing men clinically
• How to introduce men’s health into your role
• How to develop a service

Outcomes

• Confident assessment
• Structured history taking
• Manage common conditions
• Start clinical practice
• Develop a service

Course structure

Pre-course: 1 day theory

2 day live online

Post course: 8 & 16 week follow ups + peer group

Who is this for?

Physios, MSK, sports, women’s health, clinicians developing new roles