Ep 70: Spotlight on inclusive sports physical therapy, with IFSPT President Dr Luciana de Michelis Mendonça
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 progre...
JOSPT Insights · JOSPT
February 21, 202223m 18s
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Show Notes
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.
Register for the 4th World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy (early bird closes May 1): https://www.conferencemanager.dk/wcspt2022
Gender bias in sports physical therapy: https://www.jospt.org/do/10.2519/jospt.blog.20210825/full/