Musculoskeletal Disorders and Menopause

Menopause has an adverse impact on overall musculoskeletal health. It is associated with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and Sarcopenia. Sarcopenia includes age-related muscle wasting as well as loss of muscle function. It is a relatively newly recognized condition and is known to be accelerated by est...

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Published in:Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India 2019-04, Vol.69 (2), p.99-103
Main Author: Khadilkar, Suvarna Satish
Format: Article
Language:English
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Editorial
Gynecology
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
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Summary:Menopause has an adverse impact on overall musculoskeletal health. It is associated with osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and Sarcopenia. Sarcopenia includes age-related muscle wasting as well as loss of muscle function. It is a relatively newly recognized condition and is known to be accelerated by estrogen deficiency. Osteoarthritis is also linked with estrogen deficiency more recently. Locomotor disability leads to a compromised quality of life. Sarcopenia and obesity (sarcobesity) have adverse outcome as it leads to morbidity due to increased incidence of lifestyle diseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension. Poor musculoskeletal health may progress to frailty and higher incidence of falls and fractures which further increase associated morbidity and mortality. The healthcare providers and policy makers need to focus on this group of disorders and include its prevention in national program to reduce the health resources utilization.
ISSN:0971-9202
0975-6434
DOI:10.1007/s13224-019-01213-7