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…

Shoulder Pain

Shoulder Pain

Ever feel like your shoulders have weakened over time? Or there may be pain and weakness when you try to lift overhead? Luckily, physical therapists are fine tuned in treating various shoulder conditions as well as preventing future injuries. Let’s first learn about the shoulder joint itself and then dive into the various diagnoses/pathologies. The…