đ©șInternal palpation for examination and treatment is the most daunting skill to learn when first starting out as a pelvic health practitioner.
One thing I have to remind my studentâs is that as pelvic health therapists we are musculoskeletal experts; therefore, orient yourself to where you are most familiar with - the bone. đŠŽ
While internal, you should not be in âno manâs landâ aimlessly wondering around.
You should be finding bony landmarks to orient what you are doing and what needs to be treated.
Here are some examples:
Coccyx: 6 oâclock: Levator ani and coccygeus.
Hip bone: 3 & 9 oâclock: Obturator internus
Pubic bone: 11-1 oâclock: Peri-urethral and urethra
Pubic ramus: 1-3 & 10-11 oâclock: Ischiocavernosus & anterior fibers of obturator internus
I like making the complex simple.
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