Pelvic floor dysfunction encompasses beyond bowel and bladder incontinence, but there is no standardized education for PM&R residents on this topic! Physiatrists are uniquely positioned to manage pelvic floor dysfunction due to their training in MSK topics and experience caring for patient populations that routinely have concerns about pelvic floor dysfunction. Find out how to implement that in your practice.

About 12% of U.S. women of childbearing age (7-8 million women) have a physical, hearing, vision, or cognitive disability - most of these women have typical fertility. Read more about barriers to reproductive & sexual health for women with disabilities and how to ensure that every woman exercises her rights to personal choices.

As amputation rates are expected to double by 2050 with increased incidence of predisposing factors such as peripheral vascular disease and diabetes, the challenges our health care system faces with amputee care is only expected to increase (Pasquina et al., 2015). Here are some areas physicians can improve upon for our patients with amputations:

Customized trauma-informed care holds particular significance for various demographics, including children and racial minority communities, given that their encounters with trauma may carry elevated potential risks for their future health. Implementing suitable adjustments in communication and surroundings can pave the way for heightened patient satisfaction.

Despite the high proportion of women in medicine, large disparities continue to exist in academic medicine, including differences in compensation, the promotion of female physicians to leadership positions, the awarding of grant funding to female physicians, and more…