{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Endocrine Matters","title":"Pelvic Floor, Strength, and Midlife Pain: What Women Aren't Told","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/2eca0ffc\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2498,"description":"You have been told the aches, the leaking, and the exhaustion are just part of getting older.They are not, and most of it is treatable.Dr. Arti Thangudu sits down with Dr. Alexis Shoope, board-certified orthopedic and pelvic floor physical therapist and founder of Pioneer Physical Therapy in Houston, on what standard care keeps missing in women's bodies, and what actually helps.---## 🔍 This episode explores:• 🧩 What pelvic floor PT actually is, and the symptoms it treats that no one talks about (leaking, pain with sex, prolapse, constipation)• 🧩 Why midlife joint pain is often hormonal, and how estrogen shifts show up in your tissues• 🧩 Why \"just do your kegels\" is the wrong advice for many women• 🧩 The two muscle groups that protect your pelvic floor most (glutes and adductors)• 🧩 How insurance visit limits quietly shape the care you are offered, and what cash-pay really means---## 👩 This episode is for you if:• You have been told your symptoms are normal aging• You are navigating perimenopause and new aches or changes• You leak when you run, sneeze, or lift• You want a real clinical conversation, not wellness theater---## ⚖ The bottom lineMost of what women are told to live with is treatable.Strength is medicine, and the right specialist can change your life. Your symptoms are real. The explanation you were sold may not be.---## 🎙 About the Host**Dr. Arti Thangudu** is a board-certified endocrinologist specializing in women's hormonal health, thyroid disease, metabolism, and menopause. She is the founder of Complete Medicine and Hey Healthy and the host of Endocrine Matters. She practices evidence-based medicine and sees the patients who have been told their labs are fine when they do not feel fine.---## 🎤 About the Guest**Dr. Alexis Shoope** is a board-certified orthopedic and pelvic floor physical therapist and the founder of Pioneer Physical Therapy and Wellness in Houston. (pioneerpt.com)---## 📚 Resources Mentioned• Pelvic floor physical therapy: for...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LA3-Z5npWAfURN2OcbeyEztCIcEpLMnD4wEPWOmRhWE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNjJl/MDMyMzEzMTRiNDAz/NzI3NDYwYjIyNWQ3/N2M5MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}