PMS Nearly Ruined The Weekend
Did you know that at one time or another, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) disturbs and estimated 90% of women and nearly 20% of those women afflicted experience severe to disabling symptoms? Well, unfortunately, my brother, Jeff, didn’t know that. When he and his wife, Susan, flew down from San Francisco to visit me for the weekend last month, and she mentioned that she was feeling a bit tense and irritable, he suggested to her that her PMS was “just in her head.” I jumped into the conversation because 1) I was within earshot, 2) I love my brother, and 3) I’m a chiropractor and I knew that chiropractic could come to the rescue!
First off, I suggested to to Jeff that telling Susan that her PMS was a “mental problem,” was not only just plain risky, it was also just plain incorrect! I went on to explain that, in most cases, there are physiological causes of PMS including one that he might find surprising — spinal misalignment. He seemed shocked that Susan’s back could actually be the culprit. But, I explained to both him and Susan that spinal subluxations, particularly in the lower back, can commonly produce a diverse variety of female health conditions in addition to Premenstrual Syndrome, such as pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, incontinence, and even infertility.
Then I told them how chiropractic can help to relieve the symptoms of PMS because chiropractic treatments get rid of nerve impingement in the body. The fact is that the nervous system controls and regulates every cell, fiber, tissue, organ, and system in the body. Susan’s reproductive system is included in this master regulation. If her reproductive system isn’t functioning optimally due to nerve impedance, it can produce a variety of symptoms such as those analogous with PMS like agitation, pain, heavy bleeding, or severe cramping if her reproductive system were overactive. Missed periods or infertility can be caused by an under-activity reproductive system.
I concluded by telling them that on the positive side, if nerve disturbance was generating Susan’s PMS symptoms, then I could help because chiropractic adjustments restore harmony and balance to the nervous system and, hence, help it to function more normally.
I’ve known for years that along with improved overall health, many women experience recovered reproductive health, as well, while under chiropractic care. Chiropractic care offers an all natural solution for PMS that could help you to avoid periodic misery, without medication, and keep you pain-free and active all month long.
So, we went to my chiropractic clinic and I adjusted Susan. Needless to say, the rest of the visit went more smoothly for all three of us!
Comments are closed.