JOSPT Insights
JOSPT Insights
JOSPT
Ep 70: Spotlight on inclusive sports physical therapy, with IFSPT President Dr Luciana de Michelis Mendonça
23 minutes Posted Feb 21, 2022 at 10:00 am.
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Dr Luciana de Michelis Mendonça realized very early on in her physical therapy career that something wasn't quite right in the sports physical therapy arena; very few of her women colleagues progressed through the ranks of general training to the specialist field of sports, and even fewer worked at the top level of sports, especially with elite or professional teams. She was determined to drive change.
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Gender bias in sports physical therapy: https://www.jospt.org/do/10.2519/jospt.blog.20210825/full/