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On Women's Health

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In many parts of the world, physical therapists have long been active in addressing the unique health needs of women. Ironically, this has not always been true in the United States, despite the fact that the overwhelming majority of therapists have been women. Changes are taking place, and they are long overdue.

Like the members of many other health care disciplines, physical therapists tended to assume that whatever problems women had did not warrant study, specially prepared practitioners, or even generalists with special training. We are finally admitting about women's health what we have long known about pediatrics and geriatrics: There are special needs for subgroups of our population, and these needs require specific clinical knowledge and competence.

We are in the embarrassing predicament of having to admit that women and men are different!...

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