{"id":63806,"date":"2026-10-05T09:22:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro-osteo.com\/?post_type=courses&#038;p=63806"},"modified":"2026-10-05T09:34:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T07:34:57","slug":"osteopathy-adapted-to-perimenopause-and-menopause-with-dr-valerie-namer-do","status":"publish","type":"courses","link":"https:\/\/pro-osteo.com\/en\/courses\/osteopathy-adapted-to-perimenopause-and-menopause-with-dr-valerie-namer-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Osteopathy adapted to perimenopause and menopause with Dr Val\u00e9rie Namer DO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This two-day course, led by Dr Val\u00e9rie Namer, DO and endocrinologist, delivers an up-to-date, evidence-based overview of menopause.<br>Blending manual therapy insight with endocrinology, it offers practical tools for everyday clinical practice.<br>Participants will clarify key physiological changes and the broad symptom spectrum.<br>The course challenges outdated assumptions and promotes a multidisciplinary, patient-centred approach.<br>Designed for osteopaths, physiotherapists, and chiropractors, it strengthens clinicians\u2019 confidence in supporting women through this transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Examine the key physiological and neuroendocrine changes<\/strong> that occur as women transition from perimenopause through menopause and into post-menopause, ensuring clinicians understand the full spectrum of biological adaptations rather than relying on outdated or oversimplified narratives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clarify the breadth of symptoms associated with menopausal transition<\/strong>\u2014including musculoskeletal, neurological, urogenital, vasomotor, psychological, and metabolic changes\u2014to help practitioners avoid misattributing, minimising, or overlooking presentations commonly encountered in clinical practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Address persistent misconceptions and societal biases<\/strong>, particularly the belief that menopausal symptoms are inevitable, unmodifiable, or \u201cjust part of ageing\u201d, by presenting current evidence for effective lifestyle, manual therapy, behavioural, and medical interventions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Challenge gender stereotypes within healthcare<\/strong>, equipping clinicians with the knowledge to advocate for women\u2019s health and to recognise where historical patterns of dismissal, under-treatment, or misdiagnosis have occurred.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Provide an updated, integrative overview of menopause physiology<\/strong>, highlighting the importance of a global, patient-centred approach that incorporates prevention, early identification of risk factors, long-term musculoskeletal and metabolic health, and collaboration across disciplines\u2014including osteopathy, physiotherapy, chiropractic, gynaecology, mental health, and general practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support clinicians in developing nuanced care strategies<\/strong> for women aged 35 to 100, acknowledging the wide variation in menopausal experience and the impact of comorbidities, lifestyle, trauma history, physical activity, and social determinants of health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outline the major developments in menopause management over the past 30 years<\/strong>, from the shifts triggered by the early WHI findings to contemporary evidence on hormone therapy, non-hormonal options, and holistic care models.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Explain the clinical significance of the FDA\u2019s recent removal of the black-box warning on oestrogen therapy<\/strong>, placing it in context with emerging research, international guidelines, and the implications for safety, prescription confidence, and patient education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 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