Category Archives: Women’s Health

Menopause is a natural process in any woman’s life. As the fertile period ends, the production of estrogen and progesterone hormones decreases significantly. During this transition period, most women experience unpleasant side effects and symptoms. In this article, we will discuss the benefits of chiropractic care for menopause.

What Happens to Your Body during Menopause?

When your childbearing years are over, around the age of 50, the ovaries stop producing and releasing eggs. At the same time, the lining of the uterus will no longer be prepared to nurture an embryo – hence the end of the period. All these processes are regulated by the feminine hormones: estrogen and progesterone.

In turn, their production and release in the body is controlled by a small gland at the base of the brain called the hypothalamus. This small organ, no bigger than a pea, regulates the production of most hormones in our bodies, including those secreted by the pituitary gland and the thyroid gland. When a woman reaches late middle age, the hypothalamus signals the reduction of estrogen and progesterone, triggering menopause.

What Are the Symptoms of Menopause?

Statistical data indicate that, in the US, women experience the following negative side effects during menopause:

• 75%-80% hot flashes
• 60% poor sleep
• Mood swings
• Exhaustion
• Weight gain.

These symptoms can disrupt the life of an active woman and reduce her overall enjoyment of life. Unfortunately, the only therapy provided by allopath medicine, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), is neither fully successful nor safe.

Many women complain of negative side effects after starting this therapy. Moreover, several studies indicate that HRT may predispose some women to develop breast cancer.

Why Should You Choose Chiropractic Care for Menopause?

It is understandable that you want to avoid therapies that will pose a risk for your life, but you do not want to live with the unpleasant side effects of the transition. This is why chiropractic care for menopause is the best choice for you. 

Here are some aspects to consider:

1. Chiropractic Care for Menopause Is Safe

Chiropractic is the least invasive form of healthcare. It does not involve pills, injections, or surgery. The chiropractor will adjust your joints, especially the spine, using their hands and specialized chiropractic tables.

There are very little and extremely specific contraindications to chiropractic treatment. In any case, before starting the therapy, the chiropractor will make a complete evaluation of a new patient and assess whether they may not be allowed to receive this type of treatment.

2. Solving Spinal Misalignments May Improve the Function of the Hypothalamus

Some women suffer severe menopause symptoms because they have small misalignments in their vertebrae. It is not something you can see or feel – even a fraction of a millimeter is enough to prevent the nervous system from working properly. 

Chiropractic care for menopause relies on spinal adjustments to resolve these misalignments and improve the function of the hypothalamus. Patients experience relief from the unpleasant symptoms after a few sessions.

3. Massages Help Boost the Mood

Our chiropractors are trained in various massage techniques. These techniques have various purposes: relaxing muscles, improving blood flow, reducing inflammation, etc. The specific massage technique used for menopause symptoms helps patients relax and enjoy a mood boost.

By stimulating the release of endorphins (the so-called happiness hormones), chiropractic massages reverse the negative impact of menopause on the patient’s mind and body. 

4. Receive Personalized Advice for Changing Your Lifestyle

Menopause is a big change for any woman, and it should be accompanied with changes in your lifestyle, particularly:

• Your diet
• Your physical activity
• Your habits.

The chiropractor will advise you on making the best choices so you can enjoy your golden years in a healthy and fit body and with a positive mindset.

Chiropractic care for menopause is the right choice if you are looking for a safe and effective way of managing this transition period. Call our clinic to book an evaluation appointment with one of our doctors!

Each month, millions of women across the world rely on NSAIDs and other types of painkillers to find relief from menstrual pain. With a wildly varying range, from mild to crippling, the pain associated with women’s menstrual cycle is a major disruptor to everyday life. However, the traditional approach to numbing pain is not a safe option in the long term. The alternative is chiropractic for menstrual pain, non-invasive and safe therapy for all women.

What Is Wrong with Taking Pills for Menstrual Pain?

If you look at the package insert for any kind of medication, you will notice that it carries information on contraindications and side effects. The truth is that no pill is 100% safe and free of risks. 

Aspirin, NSAIDs, and birth control pills – the traditional treatment options for menstrual pain – can lead to various complications over the years. From digestive problems, ulcers to blood clots, and the risk of heart attack, prolonged use of these pills to relieve menstrual pain is not recommended.

What is the alternative for millions of women enduring severe pains and cramps each month? We recommend chiropractic for menstrual pain. This type of therapy relies on two principles: solving spine misalignments that may contribute to severe menstrual pain and offering alternative pain relief options.

How Spine Misalignments Influence Menstrual Pain

Every organ in your body is controlled by your brain through nerves. The sexual organs are no exception. The ovaries and the uterus have nerve connections to the brain, passing through the spine.

What happens when poor posture, an injury, or other issues cause the spinal vertebrae to become misaligned? The nerves that control the sexual organs, thus, the menstrual cycle, can become pinched and unable to pass the messages sent by the brain. And this may lead to the severe pain women experience just before or during menstruation.

How Chiropractic for Menstrual Pain Works

How can going to a chiropractor help you reduce this crippling pain? What exactly is the role of chiropractic in finding relief from menstrual cramps?

First of all, chiropractic for menstrual pain will focus on identifying and resolving misalignments in the spine. To do this, the chiropractor will act on the lumbar area (lower part) of the spine, where nerves connected to the sexual organs pass through.

To do so, the chiropractor will apply the drop-table technique. This chiropractic method is gentler than spinal manipulations but just as effective. The vertebrae are encouraged to return to their natural position, freeing nerves from excess pressure.

Alternative Chiropractic Solutions for Menstrual Pain

Your chiropractor can help you find relief from menstrual pain in other effective ways. Chiropractic massage is one of the best options for cramps caused by muscle tension and stress. This massage technique is highly specialized because the chiropractor will focus on specific deep tissues in your body, improving blood flow and encouraging muscles to relax.

Also, chiropractors can refer patients to acupuncture specialists. An ancient technique developed in China thousands of years ago, acupuncture is a minimally invasive and effective method of nerve stimulation. Millions of people rely on acupuncture to find relief from pain and other conditions caused by the improper functioning of nerves.

Choose Safe Management of Menstrual Pain

Even if you do not believe in the effectiveness of chiropractic for menstrual pain, you should give it a try. The alternative is continuing to take pills which, in time, will damage your digestive system or even lead to life-threatening conditions, such as blood clots.

We encourage you to get in touch with the chiropractors at our clinic and book an evaluation appointment. You will get all the answers you need about chiropractic for menstrual pain and a personalized therapy plan to manage your condition. Call us now!

Let’s talk about menopause. Menopause is a naturally occurring process, usually hits women in their 40s and 50s and there’s no cure for it. Butwhy is it some people have a little easier time than other people? Let’s get to that. 

First, what are some common signs, symptoms that you’re going into menopause? First of all, your menstrual cycle basically stops. Then, people often notice they’re a little more tired, fatigued, they’re a little more irritable, they don’t sleep like they used to, they can have hot flashes, night sweats, reduced libido, sex drive, oftentimes they gain weight, sometimes they’re hair can start to come out, even get to where they have anxiety and depression. 

Now, some people buzz through this whole process pretty smoothly, without a whole lot of crazy side effects. You get a few here and there, but some people really, really, really have a tough time with it. Why is that? Why is it that it’s easier for one person than another person? Well, what we have found is that the nervous system still runs this whole process. It’s going to happen, right? There’s no cure for menopause, but to make it the best that it can possibly be it means your body needs to be able to function at its best potential. The better your body works, the better you can go through this process without having the side effects as being as severe as someone who isn’t functioning at their optimal level. 

What does that mean? What controls every function in your body? Well, it’s the nervous system. The nervous system controls your menopausal process. It controls your hormones, your hormone production, so sometimes people go into early menopause just because their nervous system isn’t working like it’s supposed to, so the hormones aren’t producing like they’re supposed to. Sometimes menopause is drawn out over many, many, many years and sometimes it can be gone through in a short period of time based off how your body is processing and functioning.  If your nervous system’s functioning at 100%, then your body’s going to be able to make it through the menopausal process as optimally, as quickly, as efficiently as it could.

Your body doesn’t want these side effects. It doesn’t want to make you feel bad. It doesn’t want to hurt. It doesn’t want to get not enough sleep. If your nervous system is at its optimal level, your body’s going to be able to ease through the process as quickly, as smoothly, as few symptoms as possible. Find an upper cervical chiropractor. They focus all their energy on making sure that your nervous system is 100% communicating from your brain to your body, which includes your reproduction systems, your ovaries, your uterus, and then that way your body can work through the menopausal process as quickly, efficiently as possible, leaving you feeling better. We have tons of menopausal patients that have come in for a variety of reasons, some just for that, some for other things, and they have found that their symptoms calm down. Their night sweats calm down. They sleep better. Their energy’s better.

We have digital equipment that can pinpoint where the problem is, if there is one, and then we’ll explain to you exactly what we need to do to try to correct it. First visit we never charge for the consultation to find out what your needs are, and then if there is a problem, we’ll discuss that and what we need to do to fix that. If there’s not a problem, hey, at least you can check that off your list. Now you know your body’s functioning at its optimal level.