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Perimenopause and musculoskeletal health: what you need to know · MSKMag OutLoud

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  SPEAKER_00: Three morning paws and Musculoskeletal Health.
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  SPEAKER_00: What you need to know.
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  SPEAKER_00: Written by Claire Callaghan.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sponsored by Physio First.
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  SPEAKER_00: And they have an event called the Business of Private Practice Done Right.
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  SPEAKER_00: And you can find access for that on Substack.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you're a clinician or working with active women,
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  SPEAKER_00: you'll probably recognize this familiar picture.
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  SPEAKER_00: A woman in her mid-forties seeks your help with joint or muscle pains
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  SPEAKER_00: which are taking much longer to resolve than they used to.
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  SPEAKER_00: She's picking up injuries more often and with her busy life and poor sleep patterns,
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  SPEAKER_00: she's struggling to find a way forward.
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  SPEAKER_00: Caring responsibilities are overwhelming her and she doesn't have much time
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  SPEAKER_00: for herself to stay active,
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  SPEAKER_00: which is important to her to maintain her weight and her sanity.
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  SPEAKER_00: We know that there's usually a physiological basis to most injuries and
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  SPEAKER_00: that other factors influence them, particularly when hormones are fluctuating.
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  SPEAKER_00: But what impact does perimenopause really have?
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  SPEAKER_00: Menopause is marked clinically by the day, which is 12 consecutive months without a period.
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  SPEAKER_00: Perimenopause is the phase preceding this,
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  SPEAKER_00: when women experience menstrual cycle irregularities and quite often symptoms due
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  SPEAKER_00: to changing ovarian function and fluctuating hormone levels,
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  SPEAKER_00: estrogen, progesterone and testosterone.
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  SPEAKER_00: While the average age of menopause in the UK is 51,
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  SPEAKER_00: globally 49,
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  SPEAKER_00: the normal range is 45 to 55 years and some women experience premature menopause due
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  SPEAKER_00: to premature ovarian insufficiency,
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  SPEAKER_00: cancer treatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy,
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  SPEAKER_00: hormone medications or surgery.
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  SPEAKER_00: Screening for this is essential as early menopause carries greater risks for bone
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  SPEAKER_00: and heart health.
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  SPEAKER_00: Time to reframe the conversation and giving everybody what they deserve.
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  SPEAKER_00: Recent media interest and women's health campaigns have prompted healthcare
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  SPEAKER_00: and exercise professionals and researchers to rethink menopause and
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  SPEAKER_00: the potentially significant impact it has on MSK systems alongside
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  SPEAKER_00: the cardiovascular, metabolic and nervous systems.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our patients rightly expect us to be empathetic and well-informed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Women, clinicians and exercise professionals have been underserved.
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  SPEAKER_00: From hushed discussions around the change,
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  SPEAKER_00: limited research and training to mixed messages around what really helps,
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  SPEAKER_00: it's a difficult space.
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  SPEAKER_00: Some women report that valid concerns have been dismissed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whilst it's great that there's greater awareness of perimenopause,
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  SPEAKER_00: it's no wonder women are scrolling through Instagram,
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  SPEAKER_00: taking cold plunges and scrambling for supplements looking for a magic bullet.
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  SPEAKER_00: We deserve better.
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  SPEAKER_00: We have an enormous opportunity not just to help manage current problems
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  SPEAKER_00: but anticipate and potentially mitigate the effects of future detrimental processes
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  SPEAKER_00: in order to help women manage their own health and well-being.