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Why choose Circle Reading Hospital’s sports clinic?
With so many options available to choose from – from personal trainers to fitness apps and exercise equipment – why do so many women continue to trust us with their fitness and sporting health?
Women choose to visit us at the Active Women’s Clinic for a variety of reasons. Some will have been referred by another trusted specialist, such as a sports physiotherapist, rheumatologist or dietitian. Others will have heard about us from one of their friends who we’ve previously helped.
The overriding reason people trust us is due to the exceptional calibre of the people who run the clinic. Our Clinicians have more than 25 years’ combined experience in working with Olympic female sports women, the FA and professional Ballet.
Dr Kate Hutchings is a Sports and Exercise Medicine Consultant. Having worked with Olympic and Paralympic athletes, elite athletes and professional sports teams, she has vast experience in ensuring peak sporting performance and in assessing, diagnosing and treating sports injuries to ensure a speedy and full recovery.
Ros Cooke is a highly experienced physiotherapist. A few of her (many) career highlights include Lead Physiotherapist for England Netball, Senior physiotherapist providing support to British Equestrian Athletes and a Consultant Physiotherapist for Women at the Football Association.
Previously, access to this level of expertise in sports medicine was restricted to elite athletes. The Active Women’s Clinic at Circle Reading makes it readily available to every woman.
Both Kate and Ros are passionate about bringing the principles of elite sports performance and achievement to women of all fitness levels, helping them to achieve their personal fitness goals safely and free of injury.
The clinic is held at Circle Reading Hospital, a modern private hospital with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, a team of experienced healthcare professionals, and access (where required) to specialists in other fields.
Mental changes
Shifts in female hormones as they age can cause mood changes. They also have an increased risk of depression as they transition to menopause.
Hormone changes may cause a person to experience the following mood changes:
- anger
- irritability
- anxiety
- forgetfulness
- low self-esteem
- low self-confidence
- feelings of sadness or depression
- low mood
- poor concentration and “brain fog”
Certain medical conditions and their treatment may cause or worsen issues with sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm.
Several medical conditions contribute to sexual dysfunction. These include :
- arthritis
- diabetes
- heart disease
- paralysis as a result of a stroke
- incontinence
Other medical conditions include Parkinson’s disease, chronic kidney disease, and cancer.
Certain psychotropic drugs also increase a person’s risk of sexual dysfunction. These include antidepressants and antipsychotics.
Other health issues that can affect sex in older adults include:
- Obesity: People who are obese or overweight women are more likely to have sexual dysfunction. Weight management can improve sexual function. A 2019 study found that bariatric surgery can improve sexual function in both genders.
- Pain: Chronic pain can cause tiredness and exhaustion, decreasing a person’s libido. Pain medications can also cause sexual dysfunction.
- Cancer: Studies show that up to half of women treated with cervical cancers have sexual dysfunction during recovery and as they become survivors. Similarly, elderly survivors of endometrial or ovarian cancer had the greatest deterioration in their sexual function.
- Depression: Sexual dysfunction is more common in females with clinical depression than those without.
Our goals
- youth and adult non-formal education for vulnerable groups, such as women, youth, seniors.
- increase in civic participation in public, social, professional and cultural life
- promotion of health, especially reproductive health and healthy lifestyle
- prevention of social problems based on stereotypes and prejudice, with particular emphasis on the rights of women, children and disadvantaged groups due to their social status, national origin, religion, lifestyle and sexual orientation
- protection of human rights, equal opportunities and rights for women and men in all areas of life
- prevention of violence against women, girls, children and other vulnerable groups
- implementation of programs that contribute to a reduction in unemployment through social mobilization, including the promotion of volunteering, vocational integration with the labour market
- running educational programs and campaigns that contribute to the growth of interest in civic activities
- support and development of democracy and civil society by promoting the participation of citizens in the local community and stimulating pro-social attitudes, with particular emphasis on measures to combat exclusion and social pathologies
- promotion and development of culture, arts, protection of culture and tradition, raising the level of cultural awareness, strengthening of cultural competences
- intercultural education, activities to promote dialogue between cultures and citizens of the global village
- promotion of methods for personal and spiritual development
- promotion of alternative forms of leisure and travel, mindful tourism, the idea of “sport for all” and sport for social inclusion
- support in the form of training and information for NGOs, capacity building actions
- networking and coalitions among European and international organizations