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Strength Training, Pelvic Floor Therapy & BRCA: What Women Need to Know in Midlife
Explore why exercise is one of the most important tools for bone, metabolic, and hormonal health
In this conversation, they discuss how strength training supports bone density, metabolic health, mobility, and cancer prevention, while also addressing common barriers women face when trying to exercise with pain, osteopenia, or pelvic floor dysfunction. Dr. Fultineer explains why pelvic floor physical therapy is about far more than Kegels, highlighting the connections between stress, breathing, posture, and chronic tension patterns that can contribute to painful sex, urinary symptoms, and core dysfunction.
“You can’t do all the dry needling and foam rolling in the world to get your way around lack of sleep, lack of nutrition, stress management, and movement.” — Dr. Amanda Fultineer
Strength training, pelvic floor therapy, and personalized menopause care take center stage in this powerful episode of Menopause Rescue featuring physical therapist Dr. Amanda Fultineer. Dr. Polly Watson and Dr. Fultineer explore why movement is one of the most important tools for women’s long-term health—especially during perimenopause and menopause.
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In this conversation, they discuss how strength training supports bone density, metabolic health, mobility, and cancer prevention, while also addressing common barriers women face when trying to exercise with pain, osteopenia, or pelvic floor dysfunction. Dr. Fultineer explains why pelvic floor physical therapy is about far more than Kegels, highlighting the connections between stress, breathing, posture, and chronic tension patterns that can contribute to painful sex, urinary symptoms, and core dysfunction.
“You can’t do all the dry needling and foam rolling in the world to get your way around lack of sleep, lack of nutrition, stress management, and movement.” — Dr. Amanda Fultineer
Strength training, pelvic floor therapy, and personalized menopause care take center stage in this powerful episode of Menopause Rescue featuring physical therapist Dr. Amanda Fultineer. Dr. Polly Watson and Dr. Fultineer explore why movement is one of the most important tools for women’s long-term health—especially during perimenopause and menopause.
Dr. Fultineer also shares her personal journey with the BRCA2 mutation, preventive mastectomy, and the inspiration behind her post-mastectomy recovery program designed to help women regain strength and mobility after surgery.
If you’re navigating menopause, pelvic floor symptoms, recovery after surgery, or simply want to feel stronger and more confident in your body, this episode offers empowering, practical guidance rooted in evidence-based care and real-life experience.
Quotes:
- “You can’t do all the dry needling and foam rolling in the world to get your way around lack of sleep, lack of nutrition, stress management, and movement.” — Dr. Amanda Fultineer
- “Women are often told they shouldn’t squat or deadlift because it might hurt their knees or back, but those are fundamental movement patterns we use every single day of our lives.” — Dr. Amanda Fultineer
- “Sex shouldn’t hurt, full stop. If you’ve been trying hormones and they’re not working, there may be a musculoskeletal component that hasn’t been addressed.” — Dr. Polly Watson
Disclaimer: https://hormonewellnessmd.com/podcast#Disclaimer
Meet the host!
She looks forward to sharing her knowledge with you to help find a solution to address the imbalance in your system and restore your health.
Meet the Guest Speaker!
Dr. Amanda is the owner of Balanced Physical Therapy & Sports Performance and a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. A Lancaster, Pennsylvania native, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from The Ohio State University in 2008, where she competed on the Varsity Women’s Gymnastics team, before completing her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Temple University in 2011. Amanda is passionate about delivering high-quality, evidence-based care and has pursued advanced training in pelvic floor rehabilitation, functional movement assessment, pregnancy and postpartum fitness, dry needling, and mobility coaching. Her interest in physical therapy began as a gymnast receiving treatment for sports-related injuries, inspiring a lifelong commitment to helping athletes perform at their best. With extensive experience treating gymnasts at the club, collegiate, and elite levels, she has developed strength and conditioning programs for gymnastics teams and served as the head provider for the USAG team at Sonshine Gymnastics from 2017–2025.
Meet the host!
She looks forward to sharing her knowledge with you to help find a solution to address the imbalance in your system and restore your health.
Meet the Guest!
Dr. Amanda is the owner of Balanced Physical Therapy & Sports Performance and a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. A Lancaster, Pennsylvania native, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences from The Ohio State University in 2008, where she competed on the Varsity Women’s Gymnastics team, before completing her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at Temple University in 2011. Amanda is passionate about delivering high-quality, evidence-based care and has pursued advanced training in pelvic floor rehabilitation, functional movement assessment, pregnancy and postpartum fitness, dry needling, and mobility coaching. Her interest in physical therapy began as a gymnast receiving treatment for sports-related injuries, inspiring a lifelong commitment to helping athletes perform at their best. With extensive experience treating gymnasts at the club, collegiate, and elite levels, she has developed strength and conditioning programs for gymnastics teams and served as the head provider for the USAG team at Sonshine Gymnastics from 2017–2025.
