FOOT PAIN IS A MENOPAUSE SYMPTOM
posted: Oct. 23, 2023.
Sudden hot flashes, tossing and turning at night, mood swings, down-there dryness, incontinence — you know all about these menopause symptoms. But aching feet? No one told us sore feet might be a result of menopause! But as it turns out, menopause foot pain is real — and surprisingly common. And while it’s easy to blame our shoe choices or the pain, it turns out hormones are to blame for the majority of menopausal foot pain.
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| Dr. Doug Tumen |
Women suffer four times more foot pain than men, says podiatrist Doug Tumen, DPM, author of Ask the Foot Doctor. And it gets worse as we age. “That’s in large part because fluctuating estrogen levels as women get older can weaken ligaments in the foot,” explains Dr. Tumen.
Source: Gina Roberts-Grey, The News Tribune [10/20/23]
Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News