I have created courses designed for the Pelvic Therapist. I have combined hundreds of hours of classwork, then broken it down into relevant content specific to Pelvic Therapy. These courses are hybrid: lectures are at your own pace. In person is small classes, all labs with lots of personal attention.
These are hands-on, small-cohort courses designed for physical and occupational therapists who want to go deeper in lymphatic drainage, vascular release, and pelvic and orthopedic technique.
Two Courses. One Weekend. 21 CEUs.
Take both the Lymph Drainage & Vascular Release for the Pelvic Therapist and The Infertility Protocol courses back-to-back over a single weekend and save. Day one builds the foundation and day two puts it into practice.
We need to know how to treat all tissues in the body in order to be able to fully treat all mechanical issues that our patients present with. The body will protect more vulnerable tissues like arteries, veins and nerves by increasing muscle and fascia tone.
However, once the danger has passed, the tension is not necessarily decreased. Tension that remains within the vasculature will continue to keep muscle and fascia tone high. Learn techniques to quickly release areas of significant tension by targeting the vessels.
The lymphatics are present in all tissues in the body with the exception of within the eye and within the brain. Congestion in the system can be alleviated with gentle manual techniques.
Knowing basics about the lymphatic system, its pathways, and how to facilitate its flow can make for improved pain reduction and function in patients.
I found the whole course (prelab and lab) very helpful and informative. I enjoyed the lab demonstrations and practice time especially helpful. Mary Ellen was a great speaker- very knowledgeable, down to earth and funny which made the course easy to follow and understand.
This course was a great combo of prep material and lab demos with a good pace of the in-person day where I did not feel overwhelmed. Mary Ellen did a wonderful job and made the material easy to understand and apply in lab.
I had a very powerful experience with 2 women specifically, One had a fibrotic rope under an old scar on her L groin into the medial pubic area. When I did vascular release on her she teared up and said she got so much relief from pain. The other patient had another transformative experience with sensation down her legs again. Long story short, she started running again, lost 40 lbs and has never been the same. I barely recognized her at our last lymph/lipedema support group! I can't thank you enough for the lessons you gave us. -CS
I wanted to point out another aspect of your course that made it different from others I've taken. It was an amazing anatomy review. I feel like I can rattle off branches and attachments like I did in PT school anatomy. I've never had another course emphasize and spend the time on the anatomy in a way that made is accessible and easy to remember. Maybe it's because of the lab focus rather than information overload. But, the way you teach is at the students level rather than on some astro projected plane that us mere mortals hope to aspire to. -DP.
Mary Ellen Kramp has spent more than 30 years as a physical therapist and the last 20 focused almost entirely on pelvic health. She is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a certified lymphedema therapist, and the founder of Fluid PT — and she also teaches the continuing education courses that other PTs and OTs travel across the country to take.
