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How Pelvic Floor Physical and Occupational Therapy Can Serve the Transgender/Gender Non-conforming Population: Part 2

In Transgender Pelvic Health by Shannon Pacella / August 30, 2018

By: Elizabeth Akincilar Last week, Shannon Pacella, DPT, taught us how physical and occupational therapy can benefit transgender individuals prior to gender affirming surgery and for those who choose not to undergo gender affirming surgery. You can read her blog here. This week, I present Part two, where I will explain why physical and occupational […]

How Pelvic Floor Physical and Occupational Therapy Can Serve the Transgender Population: Part 1

In Transgender Pelvic Health by Elizabeth Akincilar / August 22, 2018

By: Shannon Pacella Earlier this summer, Dr. Heidi Wittenberg wrote a blog post enabling medical providers to understand transgender healthcare needs, which you can read here. Following Dr. Wittenberg’s lead, I was fortunate enough to attend an educational course focused on the physical and occupational therapy evaluation and treatment of transgender patients, and I believe […]

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