Dr. Wendy Chorny, Physical Therapist

Dr. Wendy Chorny, Physical Therapist My passion in life is to help woman reach their full potential.

09/07/2026

Whether you have pain because you’re postpartum, perimenopause, postmenopause, going through cancer treatment or have a collagen disorder like EDS: exercise helps. Exercise tells our body to remodel and make it stronger. Rest alone does us NO FAVORS. We do need rest and recovery between when we do harder exercise like a 30 minute resistance training session, but exercise snacks we can do all day and everyday. Thanks to my patients for always teaching me, thanks to my followers for asking all the questions. Comment below what your exercise snack is. Love you bye 😘

09/06/2026

You’ve made it! You’re finally in the Thawing Stage of Frozen Shoulder Episode 5: What exercises do you do in the thawing stage of frozen shoulder? Resistance training can really finally shine because you have more range of motion which means your muscles have more range to strengthen in! You still need to keep doing mobility, but now it might be something like Shoulder CARs, Thoracic CARs and Scapular CARs. This mobility will be something I think you should stick with forever. We never want to lose motion again. Like ever. No one wants this back. Resistance training can be resistance bands, free weights, machines. I find this to be easier than body weight exercises believe it or now. It takes a lot to control our bodies, body weight exercises doesn’t always mean easier. Now is the time to start to see where resistance training can fit into your life. It’s actually a great time to finally keep the routine even when frozen shoulder leaves. My ladies are so happy to move, they don’t mind exercising, they are happy to feel better. Physical therapy here is great to help you progress and adjust to whatever bumps you have along the way. Congratulations my friend, you’ve made it. You’re so close to the finish line! Keep going! Love you bye

09/06/2026

3 things I truly think are important for your musculoskeletal health and your ability to weather the storm of me menopause coming from a women’s health physical therapist. I want to make this very simple and clear: 1.) Mobility: 10-20 minutes daily 2.) Strength training: 2-3 times a week 3.) Get Rest and prioritize that I’m a physical therapist and these are the things that I bring to the table as a physio. I’m not talking about nutrition or hormones or other things, these things are directly what I impact every day with women. My job is to help women heal and facilitate that process, prevent further injuries and teach women how to take care of themselves. What I’m saying is something so simple, but difficult to implement. So we do small things over time. I usually start women with a few stretches daily. Then once that is established we begin strength training 2 times a week with 2-5 exercises. Bicep curls and squats are what I start ladies with. So simple, but now we just have to find the time and memory to do it. Doing these things can make an impact on your quality of life and can reduce yours symptoms of the musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause.

09/05/2026

I’m not going to buy a foam roller again, Rollga is softer and works better for what you were buying that foam roller for. I learned about this from one of my best girlfriends and EDS patient. She brought this in and told me “I HAD TO USE IT.” She was right. I now own ever roller they have. This is the Rollga Soft Foam Roller (Rollga LITE).

09/04/2026

The most painful shoulder condition that comes out of no where. You didn’t do anything. Now you have pain at end range, limited motion and it’s waking you up at night. You might be a women who is 40-60. You might be diabetic. You might have hypothyroidism. You are at greater risk for primary (idiopathic) frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis.

09/04/2026

Welcome to Shark Week: where frozen shoulder takes a bite out of your life. Episode 2: What is actually happening INSIDE a frozen shoulder? Frozen shoulder isn’t just a painful shoulder that you’re afraid to move, it’s not just in your head. There are actual structural changes occurring in the tissues around the joint. One of the hallmark changes is FIBROSIS of the shoulder capsule. Think of the shoulder’s synovial capsule as plastic wrap surrounding your shoulder joint. With frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, that tissue can become inflamed, thickened, and fibrotic. And there’s another structure I want you to know about: The CORACOHUMERAL LIGAMENT. This ligament sits in an important area called the rotator interval. In frozen shoulder, research has demonstrated thickening and fibrosis of the coracohumeral ligament along with thickening of the joint capsule. The thicker and more restricted these tissues become, the harder it becomes for the humeral head to move normally inside the joint. This is why you have such limited external rotation. This is the greatest limitation in your range of motion, second is abduction and then internal rotation. We call this a capsular pattern. A 2026 MRI study of 100 people with adhesive capsulitis found that greater coracohumeral ligament thickness was strongly associated with LESS external rotation. The researchers also found that greater inferior glenohumeral capsule thickness was strongly associated with LESS shoulder abduction. This isn’t something you can necessarily “stretch harder” and force your way through. The capsule and surrounding connective tissues themselves have changed. This is why it takes time to heal. Soğukpınar Karaağaç S, Yeşilmen N. Quantitative MRI Evaluation of Coracohumeral Ligament and Inferior Glenohumeral Capsule Thickening in Adhesive Capsulitis: Correlation with Range of Motion and Edema Patterns. Eurasian J Med. 2026. PMID: 41789789

09/03/2026

Dryness, itching and burning with the skin of your pelvic floor happens when your hormones shift, and your tissue can start turning into a prickly cactus 🌵 OurKindra makes my favorite serum and lotion, and you can grab them as a bundle. Please note this is daily skincare and not the same as l*be, you may still want that too. You can use it multiple times a day if you need it, and please talk to your MD about your symptoms as well.

09/02/2026

It’s about mechanical loading. Bone responds to stress. When we create enough force through the skeleton, we stimulate bone remodeling and help support bone density. Walking is great for overall health, but it typically creates about 1–1.5× body weight in ground reaction forces. Running increases that to approximately 2–3× body weight. Higher-impact activities can create even greater forces, which is one reason jumping and hopping exercises are often included in exercise programs designed to improve or maintain bone density. Examples of ground reaction forces during different activities can include: • Walking ≈ 1–1.5× body weight • Running ≈ 2–3× body weight • Drop jump from an 8-inch step ≈ 4× body weight • Reactive/rebound hop after landing ≈ 5× body weight That doesn’t mean everyone should immediately start doing box jumps. Bone adapts progressively. If impact feels intimidating, start with: • Heel drops • Jump rope • Skipping • Squat jumps • Rebounder work • Jump board on the reformer The goal is progressive loading, and what that looks like should be relative to YOU, your current bone health, strength, balance, exercise history, and fracture risk. And this becomes especially important in midlife. Menopause changes bone, tendon, muscle, and connective tissue physiology. Walking is fantastic, but walking alone may not provide the type or magnitude of loading needed to optimally stimulate bone. We need resistance training. We need progressive loading. And, when appropriate, we need impact. PMID: 29691816 PMID: 30904565 PMID: 15940371 PMID: 19826264

09/02/2026

I know hair loss bothers all women. I know it impacts confidence, I’ve seen it in my practice. I’m going through it. Last year my hair loss started to really pick up, so I added extensions. I’ve tried all the extensions and I love them. The month before my wedding I started to notice my part widening and my temples thinning. I just prayed my hair stayed in my head until my wedding day. My hair listened. Then this summer my hair said, “it’s time” like it was James Earl Jones in the Lion King. I took my extensions out and chopped my hair off (I had long hair and extensions). I must say, it takes no time to blow dry. It’s so cool and light, but I’m still trying to figure out styling it. So I just mostly pull it back in a bun. I’ve been using my serums, Higher Dose LED Hair cap, taking my vitamins and I dooooo think it’s working. My hair is still different though. I think this just might be my hair now. Who knows?

08/31/2026

Tendons are impacted by hormones. Actually, your tendons have estrogen and progesterone receptors. Because these receptors exist, it means that the tendon may be responsive to estrogen, which directly impacts type 1 collagen upregulation and turnover. You’re at greater risk for tendon issues during perimenopause than when you were in college with sexy collagen. We need to be intentional now to keep our tendons healthy. This means resistance training. This means targeting those areas that are bothering us with specific exercises. And yes, hormones are important, but hormone replacement therapy alone will not fix it, it only helps facilitate the healing. I only talk about hormones so much because I want you to understand your biology is changing, so we need to change with it. We were always meant to change, I just want you to feel better during that change. So tell me, have you ever lifted?

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