Pelvic Floor lab

Question 1

What muscles are in the 3 layers of the pelvic floor?

Answer 1

Superficial layer- Bulbospongiosum, Ischiocavernosum, Superficial transverse perineal, external anal sphincter

Middle layer- Deep transverse perineal + External urethral sphincter

Deep layer (levator ani) - Pubococcygeus , Puborectalis, Illiococcygeus

Question 2

What is considered normal on the bristol stool chart?

Answer 2

3 and 4

Getting closer to 7 (watery) means inflammation

getting close to 1 means constipation

Question 3

What is “downtraining”

Answer 3

teaching a muscle to relax

Question 4

T or F: You should use pelvic floor strengthening for patients with an overactive pelvic floor

Answer 4

F

Question 5

When is diastasis recti most common?

Answer 5

27% of women in 2nd trimester

66% of women in 3rd trimester

53% of women immediatley post partum

Question 6

Most pregnancy related ortho problems are due to what?

Answer 6

Deconditioning

NOT hormones

Question 7

T or F: You should use manipulations on patients who are pregnant

Answer 7

F

Question 8

T or F: A dilator program can be expected to be painful

Answer 8

F, should not be painful

Question 9

What is the first step in working with someone with pelvic pain syndrome?

Answer 9

Pain neuroscience education