Topics & Trends
Menopause Awareness: Pain Management
A July 2024 online search audit uncovers an underreported theme: Menopause Pain, with a cumulative 30-day google search volume of over 65K for various pain symptoms. The top pain symptoms searched are breast / nipple pain, joint pain, headaches, cramps, and frozen shoulder.
A new research report published July 30, 2024 titled the Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause reveals the overall prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in perimenopausal women is approximately 71%.
Brands are innovating products to help provide pain relief and comfort, including support to help to minimize exercise-related pain as physical fitness is a core benefit to reducing long-term musculoskeletal issues. Meanwhile, healthcare professionals are educating about the modern science-based benefits of hormone replacement therapy for bone health.