Menopause and Muscles (and bones, tendons): Maintaining fitness during Menopause - Dr Colm McCarthy

'Menopause and Muscles (and bones, and tendons): Maintaining fitness during Menopause.' A presentation by Dr Colm McCarthy,
Consultant Sports & Exercise Medicine Physician at UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic’s Sports Medicine Department.

Managing Shoulder Pain and Maintaining Fitness During Menopause - Public Information Meeting from UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic
http://sportssurgeryclinic.com/events/

UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic recently hosted an online public meeting on shoulder pain and maintaining fitness during menopause. This event aims to provide valuable information, practical tips, and expert advice to help you navigate through some common yet often misunderstood concerns relating to shoulder pain and fitness during menopause. This event is open to the public. It is suitable for anyone interested in staying strong, flexible, and active as they get older.

Agenda

Host: Fiona Roche - Business Development Manager, UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic

'Frozen Shoulder – Adhesive Capsulitis.'
Dr Ruth Delaney, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic, specialising in the shoulder.

'Menopause, HRT and Other Treatment Options'
Dr Genevieve Ferraris,
Associate Medical Director at The Menopause Hub

'Menopause and Muscles (and bones, and tendons): Maintaining fitness during Menopause.'
Dr Colm McCarthy,
Consultant Sports & Exercise Medicine Physician at UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic’s Sports Medicine Department.

All our speakers will be happy to discuss any questions you may have regarding potential surgery or conservative treatment - before, during or after the event.
Do you have a question? Please email your questions to the team via [email protected] or call our GP Liaison team on +353 1 5262300

If you would like to get in touch with Dr Genevieve Ferraris at The Menopause Hub please feel free to email [email protected] and we'll put you in touch.

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Dr Colm McCarthy is a local and internationally trained Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM) Physician. He is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Sport & Exercise Medicine Physicians and the Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine in Ireland. He graduated from UCD in 2005 and completed GP training and an MSc in Sports Medicine in Dublin before relocating to Perth, Western Australia, in 2013. There he gained a wealth of experience in elite and professional sports along with completing the world-renowned ACSEP training program and examinations to be recognised as a specialist in SEM in Australia. Colm returned home to Dublin in 2023.

Colm has worked in professional and international rugby union with both men and women since 2016, in professional soccer and netball, and was a medical consultant to the West Australian Ballet from 2020 to 2023. He also has a strong interest in running and endurance sports and helping individual athletes overcome injury and return to performance. Colm also enjoys helping children, adolescents and older adults with any kind of sporting, joint, tendon or muscle issue to get back moving.

Colm’s clinical approach focuses on a thorough history and examination of all patients. He is experienced in interpreting MRI, x-ray and ultrasound imaging and performs injections under ultrasound guidance where indicated.