Association of Menopause Duration with Neuromuscular Functions in Postmenopausal woman: A Cross-Sectional study

Menopause is described as the permanent cessation of menstrual cycles, and categorized into premenopausal, perimenopause, and postmenopausal stages. Menopause has diverse effect on women health, which ultimately decreases the quality of life. To the best of my knowledge there are very limited or no evidences regarding the association of menopause duration with neuromuscular functions in postmenopausal women. The present study seeks to investigate the association of menopause duration with neuromuscular function in postmenopausal women. It includes objective assessment of postural control, muscle strength, and cognitive function in postmenopausal women with a correlation to menopause duration and a subjective evaluation of postmenopausal severity of symptom, bladder function, anxiety, stress, depression, and physical activity related to menopause duration.

After selection for the study, Participant will be explained the purpose, methodology of the study. They will be further divided into into group 1 (Perimenopause), group 2 (women whose periods stopped 2 to 5 years ago) and group 3 (women whose periods stopped more than 5 years ago). The first session will help participant get comfortable with the study and involves filling out several questionnaires about symptoms related to the change in their monthly cycle, how active they are, any urinary issues, feelings of sadness or anxiety, stress levels, and how quality of life is during this phase of life. The second session will focus on testing the muscle strength (For grip strength they will be asked to squeeze the measuring device as hard as they can with their stronger hand, For ankle Strength: they will be asked to lie down with one leg straight, their foot will be held in place while they will try to lift it up against the device. Leg Strength Test: They will try to lift the heaviest weight they can once. If succeed, the weight will be increased for the next attempt), Balance (They will be asked to stand barefoot on a round board with a small gap between your feet. Tilt your body as far as you can in four directions: forward, backward, right, and left. The board will measure how much they tilt. For Reaction Time Test: Stand on the board and look at the screen, when a coloured spot appears on the screen, try to move to touch it as quickly as possible, The reaction time will be measured in four directions: forward, backward, right, and left) and memory (They will hear a series of numbers and need to repeat them in the same order and in reverse order).