This Pelvic Girdle Pain online course was initially thought as a theory only course, but the world had other plans. Since the 2020 covid-19 pandemic started we had to change our priorities. Taking all this knowledge online (both theoretical and practical) became paramount to continue to educate therapists around the world. And we started working on it. This renewed online theory and practical course is the result.

Study at home at your own pace, and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of pregnancy and delivery and the challenging topic of pelvic girdle pain (PGP). Watch all the videos closely, follow links to current evidence and read what best practice is available. Practice with your partner, a friend, a model, to develop the necessary skills to treat women with PGP. Understand how it disrupts the daily activities of patients, and how therapists can help them learn how to control their symptoms and improve their function and quality of life.

Target audience

This online PGP course is addressed to physiotherapists (MSK, sports and pelvic), chiropractors and osteopaths.

E-learning self study

Approximately 22 hours. You can complete the course at once or go at your own pace, adjusting the lessons to your available time. Just re-open the course and continue where you left it.

Course content

• Evidence-based and up-to-date theoretical background of PGP. What is it, why does it occur and what can we do about it.
• Diagnostic and treatment techniques within the Rost Therapy framework. Learn how to evaluate and treat pelvic girdle pain patients effectively.
• Resources to use in clinical practice (assessment forms) and to share with your patients (handouts, Rost Moves Mamas app).

The material is delivered in text and video format, with plenty of training Lab videos to start practising manual techniques and exercises to assess and treat PGP confidently.

Diploma

Pelvic Girdle Pain: the Rost Therapy approach – Diploma of course completion. After successful completion of the final multiple choice test your diploma* will be placed in your profile, accredited for 22 study hours. Your profile will then be listed for 2 years on the ‘Find a Therapist’  database of Rost Therapy, where patients all over the world can find you. You can update your profile at any time with up to three work addresses.

Fees

The cost of the online course Pelvic Girdle Pain: the Rost Therapy approach is € 345 (click here for the current conversion rate). It includes:

• Full access to theoretical and practical course content
• 2 years listing on the ‘Find a Therapist’ database with your public profile
• Access to the private Facebook group of Rost Therapists, to ask questions and debate all things PGP & coccydynia.

Rost Therapy official certification

Would you like to go one step further and become a certified Rost Therapist? You have now 2 options:

• Option 1: Join our advanced live practical course (PGP Level I) following completion of the online course. After finishing the practical course you will be certified as a Rost Therapist and get listed for 5 years as such in our database. The certification will also allow you to join PGP Level II, an advanced live practitioner course for pelvic girdle pain specialists.
• Option 2: pass the online practical exam. We need to ensure that all Rost Therapists meet a certain standard, and for this is essential that we can evaluate your practical skills. This new online practical exam is the best alternative we have found to our live assessment during a practical course. The exam will be corrected by one of our course teachers. After passing the online practical exam you will be certified as a Rost Therapist and get listed for 5 years as such in our database. The certification will also allow you to join PGP Level II, an advanced live practitioner course for pelvic girdle pain specialists.

We hope you enjoy this course as much as we enjoyed preparing it for you. Welcome to the RT community, and good luck!

*This is not a PGP Level I certificate and will not allow you to attend the live PGP Level II course or be listed as a certified Rost Therapist.