ROLE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PCOS

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).

It is  a disorder affecting the hormones of women of childbearing age.  Ovaries are enlarged secondary to multiple cyst formations within the ovaries. 

• PCOS has also been associated with features of metabolic syndrome which     include .
• Insulin resistance
• Diabetes mellitus
• Cardiovascular factors such as dyslipidemia leads to cardiac disorders.

Women with PCOS may experience

• low back pain,
• sacral pain, and
• lower quadrant abdominal pain. 

Causative factors seem to be unknown but there are certain predispositions that are strongly correlated with the incidence of PCOS. Insulin resistance and compensatory 

• Obesity
• Hormonal imbalance
• Menstrual irregularities

• Signs and symptoms of PCOS include the following: 

1. Enlarged polycystic ovaries
2. Obesity and central fat distribution
3. Hirsutism - male pattern of hair growth primarily on the face, back, chest, lower abdomen, and inner thighs 
4. Virilization - development of male features including balding of the frontal portion of the scalp, voice deepening, atrophy of breast tissue, increased muscle mass, and clitoromegaly.
5. Anovulation - failure of the ovaries to ovulate.
6. Amenorrhea - the absence of a menstrual period in women of childbearing age
7. Oligomenorrhoea - the presence of menstrual cycles greater than 35 days apart
8. Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
9. Acne related to hyperandrogegism
10. Infertility; recurrent first trimester miscarriages

The women diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PC

 by targeting menstrual irregularities and promoting ovulation

• Weight reduction is an important component of the physical therapy program

 since weight reduction

 improves glucose intolerance

 resolve the reproductive and metabolic derangements

• Weight loss may also reduce the pulse amplitude of luteinizing hormone

       reducing androgen production.

• Encourages normal gene expression

            allows your genes to work as they were designed.

• Helps to reduce or even eliminate.

      the insulin resistance common in PCOS.

• Improves your basal metabolic rate (BMR).

This means less energy is stored as fat.

• Normalize stress levels.
• Aids fat loss and maintenance of a healthy weight.
• Helps bowels to move correctly and remove toxins.