Complications of resources utilized in this website, as well as resources that can be utilized in clinical practice when addressing Male Pelvic Health, and practicing skills learned through the educational website.
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CLINICAL RESOURCES
Books
Books
PELVIC REHABILITATION: The manual therapy and exercise guide across the lifespan. Maureen M. Mason DPT, MS, WCS, PYT
Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 8th edition. Heidi McHugh Pendleton & Winifred Schultz-Krohn.
Gray's Anatomy for Students, 3rd edition.
Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice 42nd Edition
Podcast/ Videos
Podcast/ Videos
OTs in Pelvic Health - By Lindsey Vestal
Episode recommendations:
Advancing Gender-Affirming care: Collaboration, culutural competency, and pelvic health Integration
Let's Talk About How We Talk About Sex
Triggers, Frequency, and Freedom: Reclaiming Control from Urge Incontinence
What Does Collaboration look like in Pelvic Floor Therapy?
Why Wall Street Men are seeking pelvic floor therapy: lessons from the trading floor
Episode 31: Doin' it: An Occupational Perspective of Sex
Episode 1: Sex is an ADL
Pelvic Anatomy & Physiology Education- Clinicians
Pelvic Anatomy & Physiology Education- Clinicians
Opening the hood of male anatomy
Comprehensive educational course regarding male anatomy and implications in clincial setting
Training & Certifications
Research Databases
The following are some research databases that clinicians can utilize to obtain evidence-based interventions:
Resources Utilized in the creation of "Male Pelvic Health OT"
American Occupational Therapy Association. (2020). Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process (4th ed.). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(Suppl. 2), 7412410010. https://doi. org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S2001
Dobson, J. Incorporating the Basics of Pelvic Health into your OT Practice Setting. Aspire OT. https://www.aspireoted.com/course/gota-pelvic
Fyhrie JH, Le Fevre E, Fruhauf CA, Weaver JA, Schmid AA. Identifying Occupational Therapists’ Perspectives on Their Unique Role in Pelvic Health Care. OTJR: Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/15394492251359197
Gray's ANATOMY for stduents 3rd edition. Drake, R. L., Vogl, A. W., & Mitchell, A. W. M.
Kaiser Permanente. (n.d.). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Thriving Schools | a Partnership for Healthy Students, Staff & Teachers. Retrieved February 16, 2023, from https://thrivingschools.kaiserpermanente.org/mental-health/aces/
Leemis, R. W., Zhang Kudon, H., Zhu, S., Smith, S. G., Chen, J., Friar, N. W., & Basile, K. C. (2025). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2023/2024 Sexual Violence Data Brief. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Mnatzakanian, A. (n.d.). Puborectalis. TeachMeAnatomy. https://teachmeanatomy.info/encyclopaedia/p/puborectalis/
Muscles of the pelvis and perineum: UAMS Department of Neuroscience. Department of Neuroscience. (n.d.). https://medicine.uams.edu/neuroscience/education/medical-school-courses/human-structure-module/anatomy-tables/muscle-tables/muscles-of-the-pelvis-and-perineum/
Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 8th edition. Heidi McHugh Pendleton & Winifred Schultz-Krohn.
Podolski, C. (2023). Module 3: trunk, Lecture 1f_Pelvic Cavity and lumbrosacral Plexus.
Sundus, A., Younas, A. and Giwa, S. (2026). Meaning of Person-Inclusive Care and Care Expectations of Transgender Individuals From Healthcare Professionals: An Integrative Review. J Adv Nurs. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.17015
Ulfers, S. Pelvic Health Therapy: A Place Where OT Practitioners Need to be!. Aspire OT. https://www.aspireoted.com/course/iota-pelvic-self-paced
Vestal, L. The OTP's Role with Pelvic Health. Functional Pelvis. https://www.functionalpelvis.com/otrole
Zahra Fekri, Nahid Aghebati, Tahereh Sadeghi, Mohammd taghi Farzadfard, The effects of abdominal "I LOV U" massage along with lifestyle training on constipation and distension in the elderly with stroke, Complementary Therapies in Medicine, Volume 57, 2021, 102665, ISSN 0965-2299, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2021.102665
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