The purpose of this review was threefold: (1) to outline the current landscape of service provision for two common pelvic floor disorders, urinary incontinence (UI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP); (2) to describe common pelvic floor dysfunctions (UI and POP) and the associated evidence-based, conservative care; and (3) to present the potential to integrate physiotherapists into inter-professional primary health care teams to optimize the provision of care for these disorders. A literature review was undertaken and a case study was developed to describe evidence-informed conservative care for pelvic floor dysfunctions. A variety of models exist to treat pelvic floor disorders.
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