Mens' Health: Nuts & Bolts

Introductory Course

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This up-to-date course provides you with an introduction in how to understand, assess and manage a range of clinical presentations related to men's health.

Topics are clearly covered in four, comprehensive sessions, with an extensive range of additional resources provided.

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course, participants will gain knowledge in understanding:

  1. Men’s health today: an introduction to the 5-year gender survival gap
  2. Physical therapy approaches in men’s health with a focus on pelvic health issues
  3. Evidence-based physical therapy for men with urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction (i.e. software into hardware), and Peyronie’s disease (i.e. staying on track)
  4. Current clinical strategies that can easily be implemented in practice
  5. The role of focal shockwave therapy in assisting men with prostate cancer
  6. Pelvic floor muscle function tests and training programs based on Jo Milios’ PhD research
  7. Strategies to enhance physical therapy for men in the clinic and community outreach (e.g. heart health and hard health)

Topics Covered

Session 1.

  • Men’s Health Today
  • Issues with the Prostate
  • The Prostate Cancer Story
  • Incidence & Treatment Options
  • Post-Prostatectomy Incontinence
  • Post-Prostatectomy Erectile Dysfunction
Session 2.
  • Clinical Assessment of Pelvic Health in Men
  • Treatment:
    • Pelvic floor training for post-prostatectomy incontinence
    • Bladder training & penile clamps
    • Pelvic floor training for post-prostatectomy erectile dysfunction
  • Introduction to real-time ultrasound
  • Role of focal shockwave therapy
  • Pelvic Floor Muscle Function

Session 3.

  • Peyronie's Disease
    • Incidence & Treatment
    • Original research
  • Penile Rehabilitation & Pumps

Session 4.

  • Introduction to Pelvic Pain & Erectile Dysfunction in Men
  • Community Engagement
    • Exercise 4 Prostate Cancer
    • PROST! Community Exercise Club
    • Yoga 4 Men – an introduction


"The Nuts and Bolts course was fantastic. Jo Milios is a brilliant presenter with the highest quality knowledge. Access to the recording post-course is excellent."

- Amanda Baxter, Yarrawonga Physiotherapy & Pilates

Course Curriculum


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Course Presenter


Dr Jo Milios PhD.
Dr Jo Milios PhD.

Dr Jo Milios is a Titled Clinical Researcher and Men’s Health Physiotherapist (MACP) who has a special interest in Prostate Cancer (PCa) and recently completed PhD studies at the University of Western Australia (UWA). In her thesis, ‘Therapeutic interventions for patients with prostate cancer: A focus on urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction and Peyronie’s disease’, quality of life impacts were investigated. Two randomised controlled trials were conducted, aimed at reducing the impact of urinary incontinence (UI) and erectile dysfunction (ED). The first investigated pelvic floor muscle (PFM) training in men, and the second therapeutic ultrasound to treat Peyronie’s disease following treatment for PCa.

Jo has presented her research findings at many international conferences including the World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) 2015-19, Asia-Pacific Prostate Cancer Conferences (APCC) 2014-18, Australian (APA) & American Physiotherapy Association’s (APTA) 2019, 2020 (APTA) and locally at Men’s Sheds , PCFA support groups, Woodside Petroleum and ANZUS. Recent publications include ANZ Continence Journal (2018, 2019) , BMC Urology (2019), Rehabilitation Therapy (2020) and Sexual Medicine (2020). Currently, Jo is investigating impacts from radiation therapy with colleagues at UWA where the role of pelvic floor muscle training is a new research focus.

A love of teaching has enabled Jo to lecture at Charles Sturt and Curtin Universities in Australia and internationally since 2015. During COVID19, the opportunity to provide online courses internationally, for Medbridge, USA and most recently with A/Prof Craig Allingham, “Managing the Martians’ have been career highlights.

Finally in 2012 established, ‘PROST! Exercise 4 Prostate Cancer Inc.’ a not-for profit organisation, which provides an exercise and peer support program for ANY man diagnosed with PCa. In June 2020 Jo won the ‘’Western Australia of 2020” for her work in Men’s Health from the Australian Men’s Health Forum and now delivers a weekly Men’s Health podcast, called ‘The Penis Project’. See www.thepenisproject.org for more info. PROST!

Social Media: Men’s Health Physiotherapy Facebook Group Website: www.menshealthphysiotherapy.com.au and www.prost.com.au

Interviews

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