Ultrasound Imaging for Improved Home Exercise Outcomes: A Case Study In a recent case study posted on The PelvicRehab Report, faculty member Allison Ariail details the story of a 34-year old, nulliparous low back pain patient who needed a bit of extra help with her home exercise program. Her therapist is an experienced clinician who is skilled with using verbal clues, positioning, and other methods to teach the patient how to activate her local core muscles, but somehow the results weren’t showing. “The therapist had fully evaluated the patient and did not find any articular issues within her spine or pelvis. What she did find was weakness in her local stabilizing muscles and tightness in her global stabilizing muscles… the therapist ...
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Physician’s Pelvic Health Choice…..Morpheus® Look to The Prometheus Group®, your trusted leader in Urogynecology and discover Morpheus®. This system has the ability to perform Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation, Urodynamics, Anorectal Manometry with Paradoxical sEMG, and Multicompartment Pelvic Floor Ultrasound Imaging, all on one platform. Click here to learn more (link to www.theprogrp.com) Contact: Richard Poore, President 1 Washington Street, Suite 3171 Dover NH 03820 Phone ~800-442-2325 info@theprogrp.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Grow your practice with Ultrasound Imaging Pathway® Ultrasound Imaging System for Lumbo Pelvic Rehabilitation Dover, New Hampshire – June 14, 2018 – The Prometheus Group continues to be the leader in the Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation marketplace and has expanded its product line to include the Pathway® Ultrasound Imaging System for Lumbo Pelvic Rehabilitation. The company, which prides itself on providing exceptional products, outstanding customer service, and unparalleled technical support, is excited to add this system to the Prometheus® family. Based on demand for ultrasound, Prometheus consulted with therapists in the field and created a Rehabilitation Ultrasound System that is affordable, tablet PC based, easy to use, and portable. Ramona C Horton, MPT had this to say, “The affordability, ...
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Pelvic Health Rehabilitation for many can be life-changing. Our Morpheus® system can help to diagnose an incontinence issue and then provide the necessary Pelvic Health Therapy to help control that issue. Many physicians are turning to Pelvic Health Rehabilitation pre and post-surgical procedures to inspire a more desired outcome from surgery as well as strengthening and maintain healthy pelvic floor musculature. It is more than just exercises. It becomes a way of life. Pelvic Floor Muscle Rehab can be used in treating a variety of issues for, but not limited to, urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic pain, urinary and fecal urgency/frequency and stress incontinence. Pelvic Health Rehabilitation Courses are offered through The Prometheus® Group for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, ...
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What is Urodynamics? Urodynamics is a series of diagnostic tests to evaluate the bladder’s function and efficiency. Urodynamic testing may be performed when: 1) the patient experiences a moderate to severe involuntary loss of urine; 2) other tests do not determine the cause of incontinence; 3) the physician suspects there is more than one cause of incontinence and; 4) the patient is considering surgery. Urodynamics will assess bladder filling, bladder storage, transportation and emptying/micturition of urine. The urodynamic study goal is to reproduce and identify the underlying causes of lower urinary tract dysfunction. According to the Standardization Committee of the International Continence Society, a good urodynamic study is comprised of three main elements: 1) a clear indication for an appropriate selection of ...
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