Dilators

Dilators

What are dilators? A dilator is a medical device that can have a number of uses including: a surgical instrument or medical implement used to induce dilation, that is, to expand an opening or passage such as the cervix, urethra, esophagus or vaginal introituses. Regarding pelvic floor physical therapy, dilators are usually used / designed…

Stuck To Your Chair?

Stuck To Your Chair?

Feeling stuck to your desk working on the computer and doing Zoom meetings? Sitting for prolonged periods can be very harmful to your body, particularly your muscles. Individuals can have increased low back and buttock discomfort with prolonged sitting. People have also complained of increased lower limb discomfort and swelling. According to a study by…

Pre-Surgical / Non-Surgical Options for Gender Affirmation

Pre-Surgical / Non-Surgical Options for Gender Affirmation

A few blog posts ago, we spoke about the different types of gender affirming surgeries and how physical therapy can help. This blog post is going to go over the different types of techniques that can be performed either pre-surgically or if one does not want to have surgery at all. Tucking A technique transwomen…

Different Types of Gender Affirming Surgeries

Different Types of Gender Affirming Surgeries

What is gender affirmation? Gender affirmation refers to an interpersonal, interactive process whereby a person receives social recognition and support for their gender identity and expression. Gender affirming surgeries have become more prevalent in order for a transgender or gender diverse individual to have their physical body align with their gender identity. For most, these…