Throughout our seasons we often focus on health issues. We are especially interested in racial disparities in healthcare. In this episode, Physical Therapy: Promoting Wellness, we interview Dr. Hadiya Green. Dr. Green has 17+ years of experience as a physical therapist and she appears in print and on the air. You can read more of her writings on the resource page. And, Dr. Green was one of the first therapists to talk about race and comorbidity during the COVID-19 crisis. She shares some interesting insights on the impact of race on therapy referrals as well as on length of treatment.
Do you think about physical therapy as a part of wellness? Most people probably associate it with an illness or an injury. And while Hadiya helps us understand how therapy can help in those situations, she also wants listeners to think about overall wellness. She helps us understand how physical therapy can help our communities stay healthy.