by Melanie Herron | Dec 9, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Aging, Injury Prevention, Pelvic Pain, Sports Performance, Staying Healthy, Women's Health
If you ask 100 menopausal athletes what frustrated them most about menopause, chances are the majority will say how it changed their body. Menopause comes with all kinds of exciting changes. From hot flashes and belly fat to lean muscle loss and bone deterioration,...
by Melanie Herron | Nov 16, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Aging, Pelvic Pain, Women's Health
There are certain things that people aren’t comfortable talking about. And while we all have bladders, many of us don’t like to talk about them. Fear of embarrassment when things aren’t functioning correctly often prevents people from seeking treatment. But bladder...
by Melanie Herron | Feb 27, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Aging, Eating Healthy, Fitness, Staying Healthy, Women's Health
When we are young, we want to be older. As we age, we wish for our youth. And once we begin to see how age can affect our ability to do the things we enjoy, we yearn for ways to stop the aging of our bodies. If you could add ten years to your life, would you take the...
by Melanie Herron | Feb 18, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Aging, Injury Prevention, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Women's Health
We all need balance. We need balance in our careers. And balance in our personal lives. But for aging adults, balance can take on an entirely different meaning. Most of us have experienced dizziness at some point. The unsteady, disoriented or spinning feeling that...
by Melanie Herron | May 28, 2019 | Active Lifestyle, Aging, Arthritis, Hip, Knee Pain, Staying Healthy, Women's Health
When we think of bones, we don’t imagine them to look like a sponge, filled with pores. But for the more than three million people diagnosed with osteoporosis each year, that is exactly how their bones look. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation,...
by Melanie Herron | May 16, 2018 | Aging, Women's Health
Urinary incontinence is one of those things women don’t like to talk about, especially younger women who feel like they are alone in their struggle. It is a genuine issue for millions of Americans after having a baby. There are medications available to help. However,...
