Turns Out Oestrogen May Play A Surprising Role In Joint Health

In a recent Instagram Reel, Dr Preyasi Kothari, who specialises in hormone health, made an admission. 

“To every woman with a chief complaint of shoulder pain. I’m sorry,” she wrote in the caption. 

Frozen shoulder is a common complaint among people experiencing menopause or menopause. Speaking to HuffPost UK previously, physical therapist Dr Caryn McAllister said that research suggests “a direct relationship between loss of hormones and prevalence of adhesive capsulitis,” or frozen shoulder.