The Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause

Inflammation, Muscle Loss and Joint Pain

Image of a Woman with a Stiff, Painful Shoulder

Frozen Shoulder is a painful, motion limiting condition that is four times more common in women than men. It is one of the many musculoskeletal conditions associated with menopause. (See image above)

Many physicians fail to connect a musculoskeletal complaint in a female patient with the underlying hormonal…