The Four Horsemen of Male Pelvic Pain. Portland, Maine.
April 6th-7th 2024. University of New England (Biddeford Campus) Portland, Maine.
1099$
+ applicable taxes
Dr. Judith Florendo, PT, DPT 25+years of experience in pelvic health, co-founder of Link Physical Therapy, clinical educator @Northwestern University and @Chicago University.
“I can't tell you how amazing that I think this course was. I was expecting it to be good. I was hoping it was going to be good, but it truly was an outstanding course the way it was laid out, the amount of information”.
Treat male pelvic pain with confidence.
No more second guessing or feeling lost. Help your patients achieve their full potential and get the results they need.
Dr. Michael Apuada, PT, DPT, 20+ years of experience. Clinic director @ Doctors of Physical Therapy
“I loved this course because it gave a great experience about not only the pelvic floor, but also the spine, organs and tissues and everything related to that. So I feel like I'm confident in going in and treating right now”.
Have fun while gaining CEUs.
Our course has been approved by the Illinois Physical Therapy Association, the California Physical Therapy Association and the Minnesota Board of Physical Therapy. Our course offers 20 hours of content that is fun and practical! At IPC we don’t believe in offering dull and boring courses. We want you to have fun while learning!
Why take the course?
Our IPC framework is like a map for you. No more confusion or dead-ends. Instead of learning scattered techniques and assessments with no clear next step, use the IPC map to always have a clear path forward so you can handle even the most tricky cases. Wondering if the map works? Check out what Dr. Terry says below! 👇
Dr. Terry Toufanian, PT, DPT 12+ years of experience. Pelvic PT @UCLA Health
“I have a map now. I've learned so much. And I'm actually thinking back at all the patients I could have helped. And yeah, I'm so excited to help all my patients coming in now I feel like I have a much better plan and understanding of what's going on.
I have one man, he’s a younger guy, law student, pain comes and goes. He has this numbness in his thigh. Manual therapy helps, but then it comes back. He has tight adductors. That’s just a whole picture that we've seen a lot here in the course. So I'm excited. I think I have a much better understanding of how to help him.”
Overcome plateaus
Overcome plateaus by using the map, techniques and assessments.
Dr. Katrina Kneeskern, DPT, FAAOMPT, Cert DN, Cert SMT, Dip. Osteopractic
15 + years of experience. Completed pelvic residency and fellow of AAOMPT
“I actually am going to reach out to a couple of patients that I have discharged because we plateaued and didn't have solutions. But I feel like there were some things that I learned in here that are exactly what they were dealing with. And I think I can now solve their pain. So that's really exciting!”
What are you going to learn?
We have condensed 10 000+ hours of knowledge into this masterclass. You’ll learn the most up to date practical asseessments and techniques to treat male pelvic pain. Things that you can do right away in the clinic to help your patients!
New skills to use.
Liz Wolfe, PT
“This was a really, really great course. I have been treating men for a while and it is a primary focus of mine and I feel like this course just really gave me a lot of new skills to use, both for evaluation and for treatment.”
Go beyond just diagnosing.
Dr. Avonlea Brown, PT, DPT
“Woody really gave a structured approach of if a patient presents like this and you see these symptoms where do you go from there. Whereas a lot of courses they just tell you how to ‘diagnose’ but that doesn't get us anywhere to help our patients”
How practical are we talking?
There are so many techniques and assessments you can use in your clinic right away starting Monday!
Dr. Hannah Strom, PT, DPT
Founder of Awake Pelvic Health & Wellness
“I learned new ways to assess soft tissues in the abdominal wall, the pelvic floor, as well as the spinal screening. This course was so much more comprehensive than what I've received in the past and I'm really excited to go into the clinic and start using these skills right away on Monday”.
Dr. Irina Feldman, PT
PT for 20+ years, Pelvic Health PT @UCLA
“It was one of the most amazing courses in a way that it provided so much hands on and additional treatment techniques that I haven't encountered in any other courses, especially in regards to testicular pain, in regards to penile pain and how to treat bowels as well”.
Designed for your success.
This is a masterclass specifically designed to turn you into an expert. Become THE reference for male pelvic pain.
This Masterclass condenses over 10,000 hours of knowledge and hundreds of scientific articles. All of our techniques and treatments are rigorously tested in clinic and improved based on the latest evidence. You can be sure that you’ll be up to date by taking this course.
10 000 + hours of knowledge condensed
Practice makes perfect! We are the only course that offers the opportunity to practice on real "patients". Therefore, when you leave the course, you’ll have already practiced the techniques you learned in class on men. You’ll be become extremely comfortable treating men.
Practice on “real patients”
Your success is extremely important to us. Therefore, we will offer you support even after the course to ensure that you are able to integrate the knowledge you have learned in class and that you and your patients are able to see the positive results of your treatments in the clinic.
Unparalleled support for your success
Get real hands-on experience.
Get the unique experience to practice on real men. Feel confident in-clinic right away.
Practice in small groups giving you the unique opportunity to acquire new hands-on skills.
An immersive learning experience.
Dr. Dan Lang, PT, DPT, CSCS, Founder of Roots Physical Therapy
“It's one thing to see an anatomy model or slides or discussion, but the the hands on lab definitely help to put everything together and build some confidence in assessing these problems”.
Course outline.
April 6th & 7th 2024 8:00-5:30pm @ University of New England Biddeford Campus.
Pre-course (online modules)
Module 1: IPC male pelvic pain framework
-Male pelvic pain differentiation
-Clinical decision making
-Key literature review
Module 2: Introduction to male pelvic pain
-W.A.RN.S screening
-Symptomatic baselines
-Outcome measures
-Medical management
Module 3: Functional anatomy & physiology review
-Genitourinary tract
-Neuroanatomy
-Erection
-Ejaculation & orgasm
Day 1 (8:00am-5:30pm)
Module 4: Type I (Spinal horseman)
-Clinical differentiation spinal
-Spinal screening
-Spina intervention
Module 5: Type II (Pelvic horseman)
-Clinical differentiation pelvis
-Pelvic floor dynamic testing
Module 6: 4x4 Pelvic Floor Matrix
-4x4 pelvic floor matrix: pumper, rocker, boner, shooter
-The 3 combos:
1) Pelvic floor Kamasutra
2)Pelvic floor Fireworks
3) Great symphony & orchestra
Module 7: Abdo-Pelvic practical lab (with real models)
-Abdominal assessment
-Inguinal canal assessment
-Testicular assessment
-Penile assessment
-Perineal assessment
-External digital palpation
-Internal digital palpation
-“Balloon” technique
Day 2 (8:00am-5:30pm)
Module 8: Type III (Neuro horseman)
-Clinical differentiation neuro
-Central nervous dysfunction
-Peripheral nervous dysfunction
-Nerve provocation tests
-“Injection” decision making
Module 9: H.A.P.P.(I).M.A.L.E
-H.A.P.P.(I).M.A.L.E framework
-Psychosocial screening
-Psychosocial questionnaires
-Psychosocial management
Module 10: P.L.E.A.S.U.R.E
-P.L.E.A.S.U.R.E acronym
-Male sexual pleasures
-Sexual practice and impact
-Toys and their impacts
Module 11: Type IV (Tissue horseman)
-Penile/perineal injuries
-Peyronie disease
-Hard-flaccid syndrome
Module 12: S.U.R.G.I.C.A.L
-Post-surgical pain
-Most common surgical procedures and their implication
How is this course different?
Get access to over 20 hours unique content you’ll find nowhere else. Learn assessments & treatments rooted in the latest evidence so you can offer the best care to your patients. Developed at IPC, these techniques and tools will help you transform your patient’s life. Over 50 real patient cases are dissected. We show you how to harness the power of the tools.
Dr. Amged Gad, PT, DPT
5+ years of experience
“Actually this course was different. Like it was so practical. Gave me a lot of insights and a lot of ideas, things that I want to practice currently with my patient to see the impact of it”.
Dr. Sunel Vanderwalt, PT, DPT
PT of 25+ years of experience. Founder of Trailhead Pelvic & Visceral Physical Therapy
“So I have done quite a few courses. So this is not my first. And I have learned several techniques here that I haven't done before”.
Are clinicians getting results after the course?
It’s one thing to find the content great and applicable during the course but does the learning actually translate to better patient results after the course?
Nicholas Warnken, PT
“Shoutout to Woody and his masterclass. Had a male patient sent to me from another pelvic PT who had no idea why the patient was having testicle pain on one side. Took some time. But was patient and slow moving with techniques I learned from the weekend course. And for the first time in 3 years the patient finally said I was not only able to recreate his pain but also decrease it after just one visit!
If you have the change to take his master class do so! It will take your mens pelvic skills to a whole new level”.
Jessica Ekberg, OTR/L
“Hi Woody,
I wanted to reach out and let you know I’ve used some of the techniques and provided education that you provided at the conference with great results. So thank you”
What you get for taking this Masterclass
20 contact hours awarded.
✅ Techniques and treatments based on more than 10,000 hours of tests & 200 scientific papers. (value of 11 979$)
✅ Practice on real "patients" during the course. (value of 497$)
✅ Post-course online bonus content (6 hours) (value of 679$)
✅ The IPC toolkit that you can use directly with your patients. (value of 297$)
1099$ (a value of 13 452$)
Your instructor.
Di (Woody) Wu
M.Sc PT, MMed, MBBS, Cert. MDT
Di Wu trained as a medical doctor and completed his residency in Beijing. He practiced as an Orthopedic Surgeon for several years, before establishing himself in Montreal, Canada. In Montreal, he attended physical therapy school at McGill university where he was the first man to enrol in the pelvic floor course. He adapted his learning from that course, which solely focused on women, to be able to effectively treat men.
Over the past decade, drawing inspiration from his background as a doctor and as a PT, he has built a framework to help him get repeatable and reliable treatment results for treating male pelvic pain. After almost a decade of refinement and conducting studies to corroborate the findings, Di has solidified the framework. He now shares his knowledge and passion about male pelvic pain nationally and internationally with PTs who are interested in treating male pelvic pain.
Frequently asked questions
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All courses have been built to bring you maximal value and to give you the tried and tested assessments and treatments that yield results in-clinic. We’ve taken theoretical courses before and it was hard to figure out how to apply what was learned in practice, so we understand where you’re coming from. Rest assured, we have packed the courses with applicable techniques and treatments. The best part is that IPC is built on the latest evidence as we do research with academic partners once patterns are discovered in-clinic.
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No, men and women differ a lot when it comes to pelvic issues. While we believe that there is knowledge that is common and useful for treating both men and women, we believe that it’s like learning how to play violin versus how to play piano.
There are commonalities such as how to read music sheet, there are many fundamental differences between playing both instrument. At IPC we pride ourselves in providing the most comprehensive courses so you can successfully treat men even you haven’t had any experience before.
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Yes, upon successful completion of a course, you will receive a certification acknowledging your achievement.
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Our Four Horsemen of Male Pelvic Pain Courses are CEU approved in several States. Our main CEU application is submitted to the physical therapy board of some States. These States may vary year by year so please refer to the sign-up page of the course to validate that your State is listed. Many States offer reciprocal acceptance of CEUs as long as the course is approved by a State.
If your State is not listed, we’re happy to provide you with the necessary information if you wish to apply for CEUs as an individual applicant.
For online courses, we’re not applying for continuing education units under any States. We’re happy to provide you with the necessary information if you wish to submit a CEU application as an individual applicant. -
We have two flagship courses. One that is focused on treating pain: The Four Horsemen of Male Pelvic Pain. The other one is focused on treating erectile dysfunction: “Rhythms of ED”.
Our courses are Masterclasses that provide you with all the necessary information and practical tools to succeed in helping your patients who are suffering from pelvic pain or erectile dysfunction.
As we share in our courses, treating pain is drastically different from treating erectile dysfunction, therefore which course you wish to start with will depend on your interest and goals as a clinician.
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Currently our flagship Four Horsemen of Male Pelvic Pain is an in-person course with some online pre-work to be done prior to attending the course.
Our ED courses are fully online and self-paced.
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We welcome any health professionals has male pelvic health within their scope of practice. As always, it is the responsibility of a course participant to guarantee that they are legally able to conduct the techniques taught in an IPC course prior to participating.
IPC courses are mostly attended by physical therapists. We have had physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, physicians (urologist), nurses, chiropractors attend our courses.
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If you signed up for the course recently and there's more than 30 days until the start date, you have the flexibility to cancel your registration. A 10% administrative fee will apply for the refund option, or you can switch to another course with no extra charge.
If the course is just around the corner (less than 30 days away), a refund is no longer an option. However, you still have the freedom to seamlessly transfer to another course or convert your registration fees into credit for a future course, all without incurring any additional charges.