Pelic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification

Herman & Wallace extends a heartfelt congratulations to the newest group of PRPC-certified practitioners!  The above practitioners all sat for the May 2025 exam administration and earned passing marks - identifiying them as specialists in the field of pelvic health.

What is the PRPC?

The certification available through the Institute is called the Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification (PRPC). The PRPC specifically identifies the bearer as a specialist in the pelvic health field, and it covers both pelvic health throughout the life cycle and the gender spectrum. This certification is awarded to those therapists who successfully apply to sit for the exam and receive a passing score on the computer-administered multiple-choice examination.

For those who plan to sit for the Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification Exam, the most valuable knowledge and skills that will be covered on the test will come from clinical experience. There are no required courses in order to sit for the PRPC exam. Rather, our courses instruct in the skills and knowledge one will use in the clinic, ultimately building the practical clinical experience that will be covered on the exam.

In order to take the PRPC exam, candidates must provide documentation of 2,000 documented hours of clinical experience with pelvic therapy patients over the past 8 years, with 500 of those hours of direct patient care taking place in the past 2 years. Pelvic patient care includes hours spent on direct patient care related to conditions of pelvic pain, pelvic girdle dysfunction, conditions of bowel, bladder, and sexual dysfunction that relate, in whole or in part, to the health and function of pelvic structures and the pelvic floor. Other conditions that qualify as direct pelvic patient care may include dysfunctions of the abdomen, thoracolumbar spine, or the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex. These hours can include care for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and aged patients of any gender.

The PRPC Certification is valid for 10 years from the date you passed the exam. That means that if you became certified in 2015 you will need to retake the PRPC exam in 2025 to maintain your credential. As a PRPC Certified Practitioner wanting to renew your credentials you will need to go through the PRPC application process online. The difference is that you will need to reach out to HW to receive a practitioner-specific renewal code so that your application fee will be waived. You are responsible for paying the exam fee - and will need to pass the exam to maintain your credential for another 10 years.

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