Menopause & Perimenopause
Stronger. Healthier. Supported through every stage of menopause.
Every menopause journey is different.
With the right guidance from our Tanunda Physio & Health team, you can feel strong, capable, in control and confident in your body.
5 Impacts of Menopause We Can Help:
- Muscle Mass Loss
- Increased Fracture Risk
- Mental health decline
- Reduced tendon, ligament & Joint health
- Genitourinary Symptoms (continence, sexual wellbeing)
Build Strong Bones, Reduce Fracture Risk
- Up to 20 per cent of bone density can be lost in the 5-7 years following menopause
- exercise programs like our Bone Health program have been shown to slow bone loss & enhance skeletal strength, especially when implemented early
- This is especially helpful when started early (perimenopause), before changes take effect
Reverse / Prevent Declining Muscle Mass
- Declining oestrogen contributes to accelerated loss of muscle mass
(1-1.5%/yr in menopause)
- Exercise programs including strength training are effective in maintaining & improving lean muscle mass, strength & function during & after menopause
- We will identify & address early signs of muscle loss in midlife women
Good Mental Health & Cognitive Clarity
- Hormonal fluctuations cause sleep disturbances, fatigue, anxiety, depression, mood changes & cognitive symptoms such as ‘brain fog’
- Anxiety and depression during menopause have been shown to correlate with poorer physical function
- Evidence supports exercise as a key driver in improving mood & cognition
- We can support you with tailored exercises to help your mental wellbeing
Strong & Healthy Tendons, Ligaments & Joints
- More than 70 per cent of women experience changes in tendon/ligament due to hormonal changes, making them more prone to stiffness, microtears, joint instability and pain
- We will tailor an exercise program focused on strength, flexibility and stability to help maintain tendon and ligament health
Pelvic Health, Continence & Sexual Wellbeing
- Genitourinary syndrome affects over 50% of postmenopausal women.
- Symptoms can lead to genital, sexual & urinary dysfunction
- These include frequency / urge incontinence, pain urinating, vaginal prolapse, pain with intercourse.
- We can provide targeted pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation as part of the management (alongside medical management)
Services That Help
Physiotherapy
- 1:1 care. We assess your needs, educate on how we can help & how you can help yourself, address pain/symptoms, improve function & design exercise programs.
Bone Health Group
- Specifically designed to improve bone health (osteoporosis/osteopenia), reducing the risk of fractures through stronger bones and stronger, balanced bodies.
Pilates & strength exercise
- Personalised, safe & effective exercise to reverse / prevent many of the impacts of menopause.
- Pilates is one great way to build strength, tone & control.
- Strength exercise is also important and we can guide a program to suit your interest, needs & capacity
Meet our primary Women’s Health physiotherapist Georgia
Georgia has a special interest in Women’s Health and has undertaken additional training in this area.
This includes incorporating her skills as a certified Clinical Pilates instructor where she has also completed specific training on safe and effective use of pilates exercise throughout pregnancy and beyond.
She is also skilled in hands on treatment of pelvic and low back presentations.
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