A Clinical Framework for Managing Persistent Pelvic Pain

This lecture explores a clear, adaptable framework for the clinical management of persistent pelvic pain across all patient groups — male, female, and transgender. Drawing on the latest evidence, it highlights a person-centred, biopsychosocial approach with particular focus on pain typing and aligning management strategies accordingly. A case study will be presented to support clinical translation of the framework and includes practical tools to help navigate the complexity of persistent pelvic pain.

 

Angela James, FACP, is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, National Chair of the Australian Physiotherapy Associations Pelvic Health group and the founder of Sydney Pelvic Clinic. With over 20 years of experience in managing complex pelvic issues for both women and men, she uses an evidence-based, person-centred approach to achieve great outcomes for her patients.

Angela has developed a team of like-minded, highly trained professionals at Sydney Pelvic Clinic. To advance the professional beyond her own border, she runs Professional Development courses locally and internationally for practitioners including The Pregnant Pelvis, Coccyx & Perianal Pain, Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Physiotherapy Management for Endometriosis. All her courses are taught with a whole-person, biopsychosocial framework. She is a casual lecturer at the University of Melbourne and is on the clinical advisory board for Australasian Birth Trauma Association (ABTA) and Endometriosis Australia.