Pelvic floor dysfunction is a fairly new area of specialty for physical therapists world wide.

* Pelvic Floor Video Video with overview of pelvic floor muscles and related physical therapy exercises

The Pelvic Pain Urgency / Frequency ( PUF ) Patient Survey, created by C. Lowell Parsons, is a short questionnaire that will help physicians identify if pelvic pain could be coming from the bladder.

In 2007, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ( NIDDK ) began using the umbrella term Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes ( UCPPS ) to refer to pain syndromes associated with the bladder ( i. e. interstitial cystitis / bladder pain syndrome, IC / BPS ) and the prostate gland ( i. e. Chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome ).

* Pelvic Myoneuropathy-a new explanation for painful bladder.

Pelvic inflammatory disease ( or disorder ) ( PID ) is a term for inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and / or ovaries as it progresses to scar formation with adhesions to nearby tissues and organs.

Pelvic inflammatory disease is more likely to occur when there is a history of pelvic inflammatory disease, recent sexual contact, recent onset of menses, or an IUD in place or if the partner has a sexually transmitted infection.

Pelvic and vaginal ultrasounds are helpful in the differential diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy of over six weeks.

Pelvic floor dysfunction may be the underlying cause of some women's pain.

Pelvic inflammatory disease results if N. gonorrhoeae travels into the pelvic peritoneum ( via the cervix, endometrium and fallopian tubes ).

Pelvic lipomatosis: a condition simulating pelvic neoplasm.

Pregnancy related Pelvic Girdle Pain is a significant musculoskeletal disorder that begins in pregnancy and for some women last for years.

Pelvic fins are absent, and relatively small pectoral fin can be found near the midline, followed the head and gill-covers.

Uterine prolapse ( or Pelvic organ prolapse ) occurs when the female pelvic organs fall from their normal position, into or through the vagina.

Pelvic splanchnic nerves are the primary source for parasympathetic innervation.

In women, the signs and symptoms are discharge from vagina, burning or pain when urinating, anal or oral infections, abdominal pain, or abnormal vaginal bleeding, which may be an indication that the infection has progressed to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.

Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback ( PMDB ) encompasses " elimination disorders and chronic pelvic pain syndromes.

" The BCIA didactic education requirement includes a 28-hour course from a regionally-accredited academic institution or a BCIA-approved training program that covers the complete Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback Blueprint of Knowledge and study of human anatomy and physiology.

The Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback areas include: I.

Pelvic Floor Anatomy, Assessment, and Clinical Procedures, III.

Clinical Disorders: Bowel Dysfunction, and V. Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes.

The movement disorders associated with ataxia can be managed by pharmacological treatments and through physical therapy and occupational therapy to reduce disability.

A recent systematic review suggested that physical therapy is effective, but there is only moderate evidence to support this conclusion.

The most commonly used physical therapy interventions for cerebellar ataxia are vestibular habituation, proprioceptive neurofaciliation, Frenkel exercises, and balance training ; however, therapy is often highly individualized and gait and coordination training are large components of therapy.

Current research suggests that, if a person is able to walk with or without a mobility aid, physical therapy should include an exercise program addressing five components: static balance, dynamic balance, trunk-limb coordination, stairs, and contracture prevention.

Apart from the baths that are operated by hotels, Uludağ University has a physical therapy center which also makes use of thermal water.

In addition, because biomedical engineers often develop devices and technologies for " consumer " use, such as physical therapy devices ( which are also " medical " devices ), these may also be governed in some respects by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Lazarus, seeking to optimize the efficacy of therapy and effect durable treatment using cognitive and behavioral methods, developed a new form of therapy called multimodal therapy, based on CBT, but also including interpersonal relationships, biological factors, physical sensations ( as distinct from emotional states ), and visual images ( as distinct from language-based thinking ).

* Continuous passive motion, a physical therapy technique

It overlaps with other manual-therapy professions, including massage therapy, osteopathy, and physical therapy.

Dependent on the country under discussion, healthcare professions such as audiology, chiropractic, clinical psychology, dentistry, medicine, occupational therapy, homeopath, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy, physical therapy, public health, and veterinary medicine may use the title doctor professionally.

Constraint-induced movement therapy is based on the idea that a person with an impairment ( physical or communicative ) develops a " learned nonuse " by compensating for the lost function with other means such as using an unaffected limb by a paralyzed individual or drawing by a patient with aphasia.

His teachings are surprisingly modern, therefore Asclepiades is considered to be a pioneer physician in psychotherapy, physical therapy and molecular medicine.

Minor cases of ET can be treated with physical therapy and development of the muscles in the sections of the body that are severe in their shaking.

De Arte Gymnastica also explained the principles of physical therapy and is considered the first book on sports medicine.

A new physical therapy approach for patients with pusher syndrome suggests that the visual control of vertical upright orientation, which is undisturbed in these patients, is the central element of intervention in treatment.

Hypnotism has also been used in forensics, sports, education, physical therapy and rehabilitation.

In severe cases and those involving multiple conditions in addition to the cause of the neuralgia, there is no substitute for comprehensive palliative therapy including systemic NSAIDs, opioids, muscle relaxants, intermittent corticosteroids and other agents if needed and adjuncts and potentiators to increase the power of the analgesics in addition to the topical preparation and physical and alternative modalities such as physiotherapy, acupuncture, biofeedback and related modalities, nutritional approaches and many others relevant to each case.

Medical psychologists apply psychological theories, scientific psychological findings, and techniques of psychotherapy, behavior modification, cognitive, interpersonal, family, and life-style therapy to improve the psychological and physical health of the patient.

Although there is no question but that the process of washing fabrics involves a number of phenomena which are related together in an extremely complicated way and that these phenomena and their interrelations are not well understood at the present, this section attempts to present briefly an up-to-date picture of the physical chemistry of washing either fabrics or hard surfaces.

The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact.

The study of condensed matter physics involves measuring various material properties via experimental probes along with using techniques of theoretical physics to develop mathematical models that help in understanding physical behavior.

Typically in Western philosophy, dualism is considered to be a dualism between mind ( nonphysical ) and brain ( physical ), which ultimately involves mind interacting with the physical brain, and therefore also interacting with the micro-particles ( basic building blocks ) that make up the brain tissue.

The study of human evolution involves many scientific disciplines, including physical anthropology, primatology, archaeology, linguistics, embryology and genetics.

Extrasensory perception ( ESP ) involves reception of information not gained through the recognized physical senses but sensed with the mind.

Not much is known about the underlying biological mechanisms of long-term memory, but the process of long-term potentiation, which involves a physical change in the structure of neurons, has been proposed as the mechanism by which short-term memories move into long-term storage.

An out-of-body experience ( OBE or sometimes OOBE ) is an experience that typically involves a sensation of floating outside of one's body and, in some cases, perceiving one's physical body from a place outside one's body ( autoscopy ).

In terms of physical security, a locksmith's work frequently involves making a determination of the level of risk to an individual or institution and then recommending and implementing appropriate combinations of equipment and policies to create " security layers " which exceed the reasonable gain to an intruder or attacker.

" According to that text, vibration involves a physical set of steps, starting in a standing position, breathing in through the nose while imagining the name of the god entering with the breath, imagining that breath travelling through the entire body, stepping forward with the left foot while throwing the body forward with arms outstretched, visualizing the name rushing out when spoken, ending in an upright stance, with the right forefinger placed upon the lips.

The Humane Society of the United States takes the position that all sexual molestation of animals by humans is abusive, whether it involves physical injury or not.

Physical therapy involves the interaction between physical therapist, patients / clients, other health care professionals, families, care givers, and communities in a process where movement potential is assessed and diagnosed and goals are agreed upon.

All perception involves signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from physical stimulation of the sense organs.

" The answer to the latter question involves the issue of locality, i. e., whether for a change to occur in something the agent of change has to be in physical contact ( at least via some intermediary such as a field force ) with the thing that changes.

* Signal acquisition and reconstruction, which involves measuring a physical signal, storing it, and possibly later rebuilding the original signal or an approximation thereof.

An approach to eliminating para-functional habits involves the taking of a detailed history and careful physical examination.

# Biofeedback, Physical Therapy and Relaxation: Biofeedback, often done by physical therapists, involves inserting a vaginal sensor to get a sense of the strength of the muscles and help a patient get greater control of her muscles to feel the difference between contraction and relaxation.

Other physical therapy involves direct manipulation of the muscles ; the therapist may go inside the vagina and physically press on and stretch the muscles.

In wired telephony, a private line or tie line is a service that involves dedicated circuits, private switching arrangements, and / or predefined transmission paths, whether virtual or physical, which provide communications between specific locations.

e. g. Reduction of a broken nose involves the physical manipulation of the bone and / or cartilage from their displaced state back to their original position to restore normal airflow and aesthetics.

: A setup that involves two physical segments sharing the same IP subnet and connected together via a router.

The formation of bubbles in a heated liquid is a complex physical process which often involves cavitation and acoustic effects, such as the broad-spectrum hiss one hears in a kettle not yet heated to the point where bubbles boil to the surface.

These depend on such things as whether the aggression is verbal or physical ; whether or not it involves relational aggression such as covert bullying and social manipulation ; whether harm to others is intended or not ; whether it is carried out actively or expressed passively ; and whether the aggression is aimed directly or indirectly.

involves a physical apparatus and some protocols ; as a result of the