Pelvic Health and Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions with Corina Avni (PhD Candidate)

Overview

Clinically, why does one patient have urinary urgency, but another has urinary urgency, constipation, AND headaches (or another overlapping pain condition)…..and the second patient reports that their symptoms are usually aggravated by stress & anxiety?  Corina is actively involved in collecting massive amounts of data to answer these questions.  Her findings?  The more comorbidities that a patient has, the more likely their system is to be dysregulated. Chronic pelvic pain has emerged as a central feature in chronic overlapping pain conditions.  In other words, it is very common for people suffering from chronic pelvic pain to have dysregulated systems.  If that is the case, then lifestyle interventions should be at the top of our go-to strategies when addressing pelvic pain.

Presenter: Corina Avni (PhD Candidate)

Details

• A PDF of the slides will be available for download on this webinar page, along with any resources and recommended readings referenced during the session.

• The slides, resources, and recommended readings will also be available in the on-demand course along with the session recordings. 
  
  

• The session will be recorded and added to the Year of Mentorship course, which you can access at any time. The course also includes a discussion forum and a space to submit your homework for each session.

Part of a Year-Long Program

This session is part of Carolyn Vandyken’s Year of Mentorship program.

• Learn from Carolyn Vandyken and an esteemed international group of 12 clinical and academic leaders in pelvic health!
• 2 hours every other Thursday from January 08 - December 17, 2026 (excluding July and August)
• Throughout the year-long mentorship, you will be paired with a lab partner and will present case studies to each other.
• Bring your own partner (a colleague or friend) to each receive 25% off the program cost

Registration is available for the full program only; individual sessions cannot be purchased separately. Visit the bundle page to learn more and register.