Physical Therapy as a Tool for Women's Health

Very thorough and well written article discussing a woman's physical therapy experience with lower back pain. She also goes on to mention that her sister is months away from receiving her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree and how she learned that physical therapy is a great alternative for the treatment of lower back pain instead of taking medication. The author went into further detail and discussed the growing field of women’s health physical therapy which is devoted to treating such unique issues as incontinence, pelvic/vaginal pain, endometriosis, prenatal and postpartum musculoskeletal pain, osteoporosis, rehabilitation following breast surgery, and conditions specific to female athletes.