Need for women’s health specialists is growing
Briefings on Outpatient Rehab: Reimbursement and Regulations, March 1, 2009
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As the U.S. population continues to age, the incidence of several medical conditions is growing exponentially. One of those conditions is incontinence among women. According to some studies, as many as 25 million Americans suffer from incontinence and about 90% of them are women, says Kathryn Kassai, PT, CEF, director and owner of Praxis Physical Therapy, Inc., in San Pedro, CA, and a member of the PTPN therapy network. “I’ve been doing physical therapy for 30 years and women’s health for the past 15, and I’m amazed at how many people still don’t know it’s an issue that therapists can treat,” says Kassai. “From physicians to patients, so many of them either ignore the problem or seek other more painful, costly alternatives.”
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