The pelvic floor is often viewed as a specialist area, relevant only to continence or women's health. In reality, it is a fundamental component of the core mechanism and an essential contributor to efficient movement, stability and rehabilitation.
In this practical online course, Jesper Dahl explores when the pelvic floor should be considered in musculoskeletal practice, how to identify clinically relevant dysfunction, and how to confidently incorporate externally applied assessment and rehabilitation techniques into everyday patient care.
Video Introduction
A short description of the main learning points
The pelvic floor is important for both men and women.
The Big Idea
The pelvic floor is not simply a specialist area—it is a fundamental component of the core mechanism, and understanding its role can transform the way you assess and rehabilitate movement dysfunction.
With a creaky floor, there is no Core
The pelvic floor is often viewed as a specialist area, associated primarily with continence or pelvic health. Yet it is also a fundamental component of the core mechanism, contributing to intra-abdominal pressure, lumbopelvic stability and coordinated movement. When its function is compromised, the consequences may extend far beyond the pelvis.
This course explores why the pelvic floor deserves greater attention in everyday musculoskeletal practice. Rather than focusing solely on anatomy or isolated techniques, it provides a practical clinical framework for recognising when pelvic floor dysfunction may be contributing to persistent symptoms and movement dysfunction.
Through a combination of clinical reasoning, functional assessment and safe, externally applied treatment strategies, you will learn how to evaluate both the passive and active structures of the pelvic floor, identify clinically relevant dysfunction, and integrate appropriate rehabilitation into your existing approach to patient care.
Whether treating persistent low back pain, pelvic pain or more complex rehabilitation cases, this course will help you recognise one of the most frequently overlooked contributors to successful clinical outcomes.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
It is an essential component of the core mechanism, contributing to stability, movement and breathing mechanics.
Its dysfunction may contribute to persistent low back pain, pelvic pain and functional movement disorders encountered in everyday practice.
Learn practical examination procedures to differentiate ligamentous and muscular contributions to dysfunction.
Develop confidence in safe, clinically relevant techniques that are appropriate within the scope of everyday musculoskeletal practice.
Understand when and how to restore function through simple rehabilitation approaches that support long-term clinical outcomes.
The pelvic floor is one important component of the integrated core mechanism. To explore how the entire core functions during assessment and rehabilitation, continue with The Core - so much more than stability, where these principles are developed into a comprehensive clinical framework.
Chiropractor, educator and co-founder of The Learning Collective
Jesper Dahl's teaching combines evidence-informed practice with over three decades of clinical experience, helping practitioners develop clearer clinical reasoning and practical rehabilitation strategies that can be applied immediately in practice.
If you've ever felt that something was missing in your approach to persistent pelvic or low back problems, this course may help you discover one of the most overlooked components of effective rehabilitation.