Holiday Gift Guide for the Pelvic Health Therapist

Show the pelvic practitioner in your life some love with these savvy holiday gift ideas!

3D CLITORISHercules! Hercules! This life-sized 3D model of the human clitoris will put a grin on your sex educator’s face. Now you’re speaking our language! $25.93 by Clito — 3D CLITORIS
Hercules! Hercules! This life-sized 3D model of the human clitoris will put a grin on your sex educator’s face. Now you’re speaking our language! $25.93 by Clito

POWER PANTIESSomeone told me to put on my power suit… please, please, please…someone get me these!! $14.93 by Happy Hankie — POWER PANTIES
Someone told me to put on my power suit… please, please, please…someone get me these!! $14.93 by Happy Hankie

PELVIS PINWon't this sweet little pin be disarming on the lapel of a lab coat! Sweet little touches like these can go a long way… $13 by The Project — PELVIS PIN
Won't this sweet little pin be disarming on the lapel of a lab coat! Sweet little touches like these can go a long way… $13 by The Project

PELVIC FLOOR CHARTThis pelvic floor wall chart will help you explain anatomy of the pelvic floor and reasons for urinary incontinence and prolapse. — PELVIC FLOOR CHART
This pelvic floor wall chart will help you explain anatomy of the pelvic floor and reasons for urinary incontinence and prolapse.

VAGINAMENTWell, it’s actually a vulva, but a festive and classy ornamental addition to your pelvic practitioner’s tree or doorknob. £ 20 by Feltmelons — VAGINAMENT
Well, it’s actually a vulva, but a festive and classy ornamental addition to your pelvic practitioner’s tree or doorknob. £ 20 by Feltmelons

THE BLADDER BOOKPatient education is the foundation of what we do. This complete collection of patient handouts on bladder health is perfect for saving time and brain space in the clinic. Available in PDF and print. $79.99 by Your Core PT. — THE BLADDER BOOK
Patient education is the foundation of what we do. This complete collection of patient handouts on bladder health is perfect for saving time and brain space in the clinic. Available in PDF , Personalized and print. $79.99 by Your Core PT.

PELVIS OIL PAINTINGNow this is my idea of office beautification.Prices vary by size. Oil painting by Trisha Thompson Adams. — PELVIS OIL PAINTING
Now this is my idea of office beautification.
Prices vary by size. Oil painting by Trisha Thompson Adams.

THE BOWEL BOOKPatient education is the foundation of what we do. This complete collection of patient handouts on bowel health is perfect for saving time and brain space in the clinic. Available in PDF and print. $79.99 by Your Core PT. — THE BOWEL BOOK
Patient education is the foundation of what we do. This complete collection of patient handouts on bowel health is perfect for saving time and brain space in the clinic. Available in PDF and print. $79.99 by Your Core PT.

CROTCH COLORING BOOKColor your cares away in an empowering and playful way! $17.99 by Heather Edwards — CROTCH COLORING BOOK
Color your cares away in an empowering and playful way! $17.99 by Heather Edwards

FEMMEZZENope, it’s not a shoe horn, but it sure will help relieve constipation in the case of a rectocele! $26.95 by MyAid — FEMMEZZE
Nope, it’s not a shoe horn, but it sure will help relieve constipation in the case of a rectocele! $26.95 by MyAid

PELVIS COOKIE CUTTERWell if this isn’t a way to market I don’t know what is! Pelvis anyone? $11.97 by CookieCutz — PELVIS COOKIE CUTTER
Well if this isn’t a way to market I don’t know what is! Pelvis anyone? $11.97 by CookieCutz

Telescoping LED Lighted Flexible Inspection Mirror 360 Swivel from Amazon.comLet’s us help our patients see what we see…this long-handled mirror for under $3 will do just the trick! — Telescoping LED Lighted Flexible Inspection Mirror 360 Swivel from Amazon.com
Let’s us help our patients see what we see…this long-handled mirror for under $3 will do just the trick!

Article written by Susannah Haarmann, PT, WCS, CLT

Susannah is a board-certified Women's Clinical Specialist by the American Physical Therapy Association. She is a private practice owner in Asheville, North Carolina and teaches internationally in pelvic health and breast oncology rehabilitation. Susannah is an advocate of conservative treatment for pelvic health conditions and writes books and courses on pelvic health and breast cancer rehabilitation.

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The Bladder Book - The Complete Collection

$79.99

The Bladder Bundle is the complete collection of Your Core PT handouts on bladder health; from urinary incontinence, urgency and anterior wall prolapse, we’ve got you covered! This practitioner resource is valued at $183 (handouts can be purchased individually), but you can get them as a bundle for 57% off! Plus you will receive 5 color anatomy pages that can be laminated and used for patient education in your clinic FREE! Save yourself time creating handouts and boost education, professionalism and efficiency in your practice!

Urinary Incontinence Intake Form

$5.00

Setting up your pelvic practice and need a Urinary Incontinence Intake Form? Voila! It’s done for you! Pair this with an outcome measure like the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) and you will significantly shorten the time you spend taking a subjective interview so you can get right to evaluation and treatment!

Bladder Diary (A): 'Type A' Format

$8.00

Bladder diary A is a the most specific and objective, measuring volume intake and output. All 3 different bladder diaries take into consideration bladder and bowel function. This handout includes an instruction page, a 3-day bladder diary and a summary page of fluid intake, urine output, incontinence episodes, pad use and notes for your patient to complete. This bladder diary is the most accurate of bladder diaries if the patient can be compliant with fluid measurement, and provides vital information for patients with heart failure and/or fluid restrictions.

Bladder Diary (B): Basic

$8.00

Bladder diary B is a basic bladder diary that most patients are able to be compliant with; it is more descriptive in nature (example; measuring urine output in seconds rather than mL). All 3 Your Core PT bladder diaries take into consideration bladder and bowel function. This handout includes an instruction page, a 3-day bladder diary and a summary page of fluid intake, urine output, incontinence episodes, pad use and notes for your patient to complete. This bladder diary is basic, descriptive and easier to complete.

Bladder Diary (C): Caregiver

$7.00

Bladder Diary C is designed for the caregiver (or multiple caregivers) in mind. It comes with a 3-day bladder diary (it is a great idea to advise the caregiver to post it on the back of the bathroom door for easy completion) and a summary page. Urinary and fecal incontinence are two of the biggest reasons for nursing home admission and stress on caregiver staff; a therapist using this tool will have a better shot at helping these patients with bladder and bowel training increasing their independence.

Medication Consultation Form

$5.00

Maybe your patient doesn’t need that Oxybutynin for urgency now that they are advancing with pelvic rehab; this form will save you time communicating with the physician about concerns like potential drug interactions, weaning schedules / parameters, etc. Just fill it out, attach the patient’s bladder diary, and fax it to the MD’s office!

Bladder Irritants

$6.00

This handout reviews common bladder irritants such as beverages, medications and supplements. It provides tips for modifying fluid intake including hydration goals and fluid modification to help make the recommended changes more palatable!

Water is your Friend!

$5.00

Many patients with urgency, frequency and urinary incontinence dehydrate themselves in hopes of improving their symptoms. This handout explains how dehydration can worsen the problem and lead to other health problems. General recommendations for fluid intake as well as a list of the benefits of water are included.

The 'Small' or 'Weak' Bladder Myth

$8.00

This is the perfect handout to give a patient who thinks they have a 'small' or 'weak' bladder; it provides a physiological explanation of the normal bladder response to filling, reasons for urgency and frequency, and provides tips for behavioral retraining to restore normal bladder function.

The 'Camel' Bladder

$8.00

This handout explains the detrimental outcomes of bladder overfilling and how to avoid and reverse overflow incontinence.

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The Bowel Bundle

$79.99

The Bowel Book is the complete collection of Your Core PT handouts on bowel health; from constipation, fecal incontinence and posterior wall prolapse…we’ve got you covered! Save yourself time creating handouts and boost education, professionalism and efficiency in your practice!

Bowel Function Intake Form

$5.00

Need a simple & thorough Bowel Function Intake Form for your pelvic practice? Voila! It’s done for you! Pair this with an outcome measure like the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) and you will significantly shorten the time you spend taking a subjective interview so you can get right to evaluation and treatment!

Bowel Diary & Consumption Record

$8.00

This Bowel Diary Includes instructions, a daily diary and consumption record including spaces to record meals, fluid, nicotine, medication & supplement intake. This is a great way to track symptom improvement with dietary modification as well!

High-Fiber Food List

$3.00

Help your patients feel successful hitting their fiber goals with this easy to digest fiber food chart.

Relieving Constipation with Diet

$8.00

This handout will education your patients on how to relieve constipation with diet. What is the recommended amount of fiber intake for men and women? What eating habits can cause constipation? What is the difference between soluble and insoluble fiber and can knowing this affect my gut health? All of these questions are answered as well as some easy tips for sneaking more fiber into your diet enjoyably.

Things that Make You Go Poo

$5.00

This handout provides tips, two recipes and a few supplement suggestions to get that peristalsis going!

Constipation and the Gut Microbiome

$6.00

Scientists and researchers are discovering more about the gut microbiome and its complex interplay with other body systems. This handout provides a brief summary of the research on constipation and the gut microbiome as well as recommendations to support the microbiome.

Medications Associated with Constipation

$7.00

Medication reviews are an important part of treating constipation. Use this handout as a cheat sheet for common constipating medications. Circle anyd drugs or supplements a patient is taking and it can serve as a point of conversation between the patient and physician during a medication review.

Constipation; Feel the Urge? Don't Delay!

$6.00

This handout explains the physiological mechanism for over-riding urge, how using the recto-anal inhibitory reflex too often can cause constipation, and recommendations for improving bowel regularity.

Stress and Constipation

$5.00

This handout explains how the the state of the nervous system, habits associated with stress and pelvic floor guarding can impact gut motility and contribute to constipation.

Susannah HaarmannNovember 27, 2018Your Core PTComment