Strong Bones, Strong Body, Stronger Second Half with Dr Jocelyn Wittstein - Part 2

Mary Claire Haver· Host0:00

[upbeat music] The views and opinions expressed on Unpaused are those of the talent and guests alone, and are provided for informational and entertainment purposes only. No part of this podcast or any related materials are intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. In our last episode of Unpaused, we started a conversation with Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein about what really happens to our joints, bones, and muscles as we move through midlife, why osteoarthritis hits women harder, why frozen shoulder seems to love this life stage, and how hormones weave through all of it. It was one of those conversations that made a lot of invisible dots suddenly connect, and we had far too much to talk about for just one episode. So today we're back with part two. Dr. Wittstein is a practicing orthopedic surgeon, researcher, and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Duke University. Her work focuses on female athletes across the lifespan, post-traumatic arthritis, frozen shoulder, and what she calls the musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause. She's president of the Forum for Women in Sports Medicine, a core leader in the Duke female athlete program, and a member of the Milken Institute Women's Health Innovation Initiative, and co-author of The Complete Bone and Joint Health Plan. She's not just treating fractures in patients. She's asking