Subluxation & Its Effects on Menstrual Health

Can chiropractic help premenstrual syndrome (PMS)? Can chiropractic help the cramping, pain and bloating of menstruation (dysmenorrhea)? Can chiropractic help those going through menopause – the period of change that arises when menstruation ceases? Millions of women with these conditions have visited chiropractors – why?

Your Spine, Nerves & Hormones

The female sexual organs – the ovaries, oviducts (tubes), uterus, cervix, vagina, glands and related structures – all need a healthy nerve supply from the spine to function properly. Doctors of chiropractic help see that the sexual organ/spinal column relationship is a healthy one. Let’s discuss some of the common conditions associated with the female reproductive system.

The Chiropractic Approach

Though not a treatment for gynecological troubles, the chiropractic approach has been a blessing to countless women with such problems. Chiropractors correct the vertebral subluxation complex (a dangerous condition in your spine that interferes with the nervous system and causes a state of reduced health and wholeness that can lead to disease).

Menopause

Many doctors consider menopause a disease instead of a normal physiological state. Because of this attitude, women are often subjected to drug therapies that may cause dangerous side effects. As Robert Mendelsohn, M.D. has stated:

“Since medical treatment for hot flashes (for) over five decades has proven to be more dangerous than the disease (what disease?), and since the latest non-hormonal treatments are no less frightening than their predecessors, my best advice to women with hot flashes is to stay away from the doctor. Talk to plenty of other women. Read books on the subject by women who are not doctors. If you must go to a doctor, remember that you are receiving experimental drugs whose side effects become more visible year after year.”

Spinal Care

It is no coincidence that many who suffer from menstrual cramps also suffer from neck or back pain. In one study of 122 dysmenorrhea sufferers, most had lower back problems and spinal displacements. Perhaps that is why many women who initially visited a chiropractor for neck or back problems experienced beneficial effects on menstrual cramps, pain and other gynecological problems. There are, however, many women who suffer from menstrual problems and other health conditions who will not go to the chiropractor because: “If I don’t have a backache, why go to the chiropractor?” Because of this misperception that chiropractors are “backache doctors,” many never receive the true benefits of chiropractic care.

Many organs other than the sexual ones are responsible for reproductive health. For example, chemicals produced by the ovaries and adrenal glands that are essential for reproduction are broken down by the liver. If the liver isn’t working properly, these chemicals can build up to unhealthy levels and cause fibroid tumors in the uterus (leiomyomas), which, although benign, account for at least one-third of all gynecological admissions to hospitals.

The Spine/Pelvis Relationship

For more than a hundred years, many women who have suffered from a wide variety of pelvic and gynecological conditions – from pain to PMS – have discovered the natural benefits of chiropractic care. Patients have also observed that menopausal symptoms including depression, hot flashes, back or joint pain, irritability, headaches or fatigue have been reduced from chiropractic spinal care. Dr. J. E. Browning is a doctor of chiropractic who has written extensively on the chiropractic management of patients with pelvic problems. His clinical observations have led him to state that, “Various disturbances in pelvic organ function have been successfully managed by chiropractic…symptoms (include) bladder, bowel, gynecologic, and sexual dysfunction…”

Conclusion

Many patients have found protection from unnecessary surgery, useless medication and needles suffering when they started to read drug product inserts or books on their condition, got second and third opinions and, whenever possible, explored alternatives to hysterectomy and drug therapy. Remember, a healthy spinal column is essential for the health of the female reproductive system.

Remember, this month’s Theme of the Month is Reproductive or Menstrual Issues. This month, all of your friends, co-workers and family members who are battling with Reproduction or Menstrual Issues are entitled to a $27 Initial Subluxation Checkup. Be sure to speak to a member of our team to get your “New Patient Welcome Packet” that you can give to the friend, co-worker or family member that you have in mind.

$27 Initial Subluxation Checkup

Includes Spinal Evaluation, Consultation, and any Necessary X-Rays!
(Normally $175, for new practice members only)