Perimenopause & Menopause Treatment
Symptoms like vaginal dryness, urinary urgency, urinary incontinence, and pain with sex can happen during perimenopause and menopause. This is due to hormonal changes including decreased levels of estrogen. Estrogen helps keep the pelvic floor healthy and elastic. When these changes occur, the best course of treatment is appropriate use of hormonal replacement therapy in addition to pelvic floor physical therapy.
Pelvic floor PT can help you improve blood flow to your muscles so the appropriate hormone levels can get there. It can also help you better coordinate your pelvic floor to eliminate urinary and sexual symptoms. Not only could you have pain-free sex, you might just have the best sex of your life after connecting more deeply with your pelvic floor muscles!
It is not just about kegels.
A healthy pelvic floor is one with full range of motion. At Bodyful, you will learn how to contract, relax, and integrate your pelvic floor with functional movements in order to manage menopause pain-free.
See change fast.
At Bodyful, our clients start to see changes in their symptoms after as soon as 3-4 visits. Generally, developing strength and new neuromuscular patterns takes about 10-12 weeks. You will be given a detailed and individualized plan after the first visit so that you can begin to heal with independence from the comfort of your own home.
Menopause FAQ
Menopause FAQ
What is the definition of menopause?
Menopause is technically defined by the ending of your period consistently over 12 months.
When does menopause start?
Typically menopause begins around ages 45-55. The average is 51 years old. However this can vary, particularly by race due a researched concept called “weathering”. Read more about how chronic exposure to racism disproportionately affects black women’s health here.
It is important to name and explore the social and systemic factors that affect health, rather than perpetuate the myopic view of purely genetics and/or the individual being the reason for health disparities.