Dr. Joshua John-Ram Schacter explains that sex hormones, thyroid hormone, and related hormonal axes influence joint pain and that low resting hormone levels can worsen arthritis and pain. He describes Pinnacle’s comprehensive approach combining functional medicine, diet and exercise, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, and weight loss to improve joint function and reduce pain.
If we understand that sex hormones, thyroid hormone, the hormone axis, let's call it, really affects joint pain and its manifestations, and actually low levels of resting hormone can worsen joint arthritis and therefore joint pain, then we really start to understand that it's absolutely crucial and important to treat those low levels of hormone. And so at Pinnacle, we've developed a system wherein we incorporate the treatment of the whole patient using functional medicine principles, using diet and exercise principles, using bioidentical hormone replacement therapies, and, of course, weight loss, because we know that keeping some of those pounds off can really improve the function of our joints. The more unwanted weight we carry around, the worse our painful joint will be.
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