Dr. Wendy Chorny, Physical Therapist

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

03/10/2026

Things I don’t care about as a women’s health care physical therapist. I don’t care if you shaved. I don’t care if you did your hair or makeup. Bring me your dirty dry shampoo hair and I will tell you, I’m the same girl. Don’t worry about what you’re wearing. Don’t worry if you have to bring your kids. Don’t worry if you haven’t done your exercises. If you haven’t figured it out yet, I don’t want you to worry. I want you to breathe. Feel seen. Feel encouraged that you can do this. Feel empowered that we have a plan. I’m not alone in this. This is who women’s health physical therapists are. Some are very specific and are pelvic physical therapists or pelvic floor physical therapists. You can do to the APTA Academy of Pelvic Health to find more women just like me. We do exist. You just have to look for us. ❤️

03/10/2026

One of the best things I’ve ever learned: Be well read. Read more. I can read, learn, grow, challenge what I believe daily. I never want to think I’ve learned it all. I always want to learn and grow. This forever shaped me into who I am.

03/10/2026

Strengthening exercises to support your Achilles tendon health. Isometrics are where most people start, then you can progress so simple exercises like this. If it’s too eas, you can add weight to make it more difficult. Exercise should not be painful, this is a beginner level exercise program for the Achilles past isometrics. We want to load the tendon to help it remodel and get stronger, rest doesn’t help all that much when it comes to tendons.

03/09/2026

How many doctors did you see before someone actually talked to you about menopause? 1? 3? 5? So many women tell me the same story. You go to appointment after appointment. You bring up the hot flashes, the joint pain, the sleep issues, the mood changes, the weight gain. And the conversation never really happens. And every woman deserves that conversation. This is exactly why I love Health. They make menopause care accessible. You chat with board-certified physicians trained in menopause care who actually understand what women are going through. It’s all online, so you don’t have to spend months trying to find the right doctor. No missing work. No waiting rooms. And if treatment is right for you, it’s delivered directly to your door with free shipping. No more waiting. No more searching. No more feeling dismissed. Just real menopause care. If you’ve been struggling to find someone who will actually talk to you about menopause, this could be the place to start. Make the appointment. Message them. And send this to the friend who keeps saying, “Why won’t anyone help me?” Because every woman deserves a menopause conversation. I’m done with women suffering, telehealth is giving women access to care they need. Love you bye 😘

03/08/2026

The musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause is real. It’s all the things that happen orthopedic wise to women because of the hormonal decline. We need to train providers on how to better care for women, to understand the barriers to care and education. To help find real solutions for these women. The way we love women in pregnancy and postpartum? Take that love and now apply it to menopause. ❤️

03/08/2026

Frozen shoulder. Tendonitis. Achy joints. If this sounds like your 40s… welcome menopause soup: a hodge podge of rando ortho issues.

During perimenopause and menopause, estrogen levels fluctuate and eventually decline. Tendons don’t like hormone fluctuations. Estrogen plays an important role in how muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage and bone remodel. When estrogen drops, many women begin to experience new orthopedic issues. The pain STARTS in perimenopause, before you reach menopause. Then it hangs on for dear life.

It can show up as:

Joint pain and stiffness
Tendinitis
Frozen shoulder
Plantar fasciitis
Loss of muscle mass and strength Slower recovery from exercise

Many women feel like their bodies suddenly changed overnight. The truth is there is real physiology behind it. You’re not crazy, it’s true changes in your body. Strength training, joint mobility, adequate protein and even hormone therapy can help support the musculoskeletal system during this transition, but here is the problem. Many women are never told this is happening. Every woman deserves a conversation about menopause. If you cannot find a provider who will talk with you about menopause care, there are telehealth options available. I love to use , they have menopause trained, board-certified MDs. Alloy connects women with physicians who specialize in menopause so you can get evidence based care and support from home. Because menopause care should not be hard to access. Since it is difficult to find the care you need, I’m thankful for telehealth. I’m done watching women suffer. Please talk to someone.

03/07/2026

Be more whimsical. Make exercise fun. The best exercise is the one you will do. Love you bye 😘

03/07/2026

I am beginning to think all the different brings is like being sorted into houses or maybe it’s more like plagues? Or levels in Dante’s Menopause Inferno? Is this the level with heavy robes and hot flashes?

03/07/2026

It’s never TMI for your women’s health physical therapist.

Achilles pain? (You WILL want to SAVE this) 
Here’s the basic rehab recipe I use as a physical therapist: Start with iso...
03/07/2026

Achilles pain? (You WILL want to SAVE this) 
Here’s the basic rehab recipe I use as a physical therapist:

Start with isometrics
Add weight to the isometrics
Then focus on eccentrics
That slow lowering of your heel is where tendons get stronger
Add weight to your eccentrics
Now build single leg strength
Balance on one leg
Balance on one leg and do a heel raise

Once that feels solid, your tendon is ready for energy storage
Hop on two legs
Hop on one leg
Hop side to side
Leap forward
(Had to cut those videos out, only can upload 20 things)

Tendons love GRADUAL loading.

Start with the exercise that challenges you but doesn’t cause you pain the next day. (Don’t go straight to jumping)

The tendons get stronger when you progressively challenge them. Meaning you keep making the exercises harder.

Start with bodyweight isometrics to build tolerance.
When that feels good, add load.
Then move into eccentric work to rebuild tendon strength and capacity.
Make sure you train both positions
Straight leg for the gastrocnemius
Bent knee for the soleus
Over time increase resistance and range.

Once you’ve done all that, then you can bring back jumping and plyometrics.
Start with double leg hops
Then add direction changes
Then progress to single leg hops.

That’s how you rebuild a tendon so it can handle real life again.

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Love you bye 😘

03/07/2026

3 beginner shoulder exercises using my favorite resistance bands by Volare. These are called “Can’t Resist These Bands.” They are truly the nicest exercise bands I’ve ever seen with the cloth cover. These come with handles, cuffs for leg exercises and an attachment to go over the door for pull downs. Resistance bands are probably the most affordable thing to do at home in terms of resistance training. Fitness

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