Benefits of Chiropractic Care for Women's Wellbeing

Women juggle many responsibilities in the modern world. From careers, families, and personal well-being, such demands can often affect women’s health, leading to pain, fatigue, and stress. 

Chiropractic care paves a safe and effective way to address these challenges, promoting women's wellness from the inside out. Unlike traditional medicine, chiropractic care focuses on natural, noninvasive methods to optimize body function. This approach has worked well for many women seeking complementary treatments to improve their health. 

In this blog, let us explore the benefits of chiropractic care for women's health.

Pain Management and Relief

As a woman, you experience a range of pain-related issues that can significantly impact your quality of life. Pregnancy, endometriosis, and menstrual cycles often cause lower back pain, headaches, and joint pains, particularly in the sacroiliac joints. Women are also more prone to osteoarthritis, a disorder causing the degeneration of joint cartilage and its underlying bone. 

Chiropractic care can treat you and other women experiencing these pain issues. Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to safely and effectively ease lower back pain by helping realign your spine and pelvis, reducing the stress on your lower back. 

Chiropractic care can also help manage certain types of headaches, particularly tension headaches, which affects 50% more women than men, according to WHO. Spinal adjustments and cranial massage can help reduce the severity and frequency of such headaches by addressing spinal misalignments, relaxing areas of muscle tension, and improving blood circulation.

Lastly, chiropractic care can relieve women of joint pain and discomfort. By focusing on spinal alignment and overall body mechanics, chiropractors can help you achieve lasting relief from sacroiliac joint pain and other forms of joint issues.

Improved Posture and Alignment

There's more to good posture than standing tall like a beauty queen—it's the foundation for a healthy body. Proper spine and joint alignment allow optimal muscle and organ function and maximum range of motion. 

Many women might experience postural issues due to various factors.

• Sitting for long periods
• Carrying heavy bags
• Pregnancy

Poor posture can lead to various issues. It can strain the spinal joints and muscles, leading to chronic back pain and discomfort. Poor posture and a sedentary lifestyle can also restrict breathing and reduce lung capacity, leading to potential respiratory issues. 

Chiropractic adjustments can be a natural and effective tool for correcting posture and improving spinal alignment. Chiropractors can help fix your posture and improve your spine health. They are trained to identify specific areas of dysfunction in the spine and address them by making gentle spinal adjustments to help restore proper vertebrae positioning. They also incorporate exercises to strengthen core muscles that support good posture. 

Stress Reduction and Mental Well-Being

Chronic stress has many negative effects on women's physical and mental well-being. It can increase inflammation and lead to or contribute to various health issues. It can disrupt the body's hormonal balance, leading to irregular menstrual cycles and PMS. It can also weaken the immune system and cause anxiety and depression.

Here’s how chiropractic care for women can reduce stress.

• Reducing Muscle Tension: Stress often manifests as tight muscles in the neck and shoulders. Chiropractic care can help to relax these muscles, promoting a sense of calm and relaxation. 
• Enhancing Relaxation: Many people also find chiropractic adjustments to be profoundly relaxing, helping to reduce stress further and promote a sense of calm. 
• Improving Mental Health: Studies have shown the neurological basis of chiropractic care and spinal manipulation in treating depression.

Support During Pregnancy

Pregnancy is beautiful, but physical and hormonal changes during this time can cause various pains, particularly in the back, the pelvis, the neck, the joints, and the head.

Chiropractic care can safely support your well-being throughout pregnancy and ensure the baby is in the optimal position for delivery.

• Pelvic Balance: By restoring pelvic balance through adjustments, chiropractors can create more space for the baby to move into the ideal head-down position and reduce the risk of breech presentation.
• Shorter Labor and Delivery: Studies have shown that women who receive chiropractic care during pregnancy experience shorter labor and delivery times. 
• Reduced Need for Interventions: Chiropractic care can promote a more natural, less complicated birth, potentially reducing the need for cesarean sections and other similar interventions. 
• Faster Postpartum Recovery: Chiropractic care can contribute to a quicker recovery after childbirth by maintaining proper spinal and pelvic alignment throughout pregnancy.

Chiropractic care is generally safe for pregnant women. Still, it's essential to work with a chiropractor with specialized prenatal care training. Chiropractors who treat pregnant women use adjusting tables and techniques that accommodate the growing belly and avoid putting pressure on the abdomen.

Chiropractic care may not be recommended for pregnant women with placenta previa or severe toxemia. Consult with both your chiropractor and obstetrician before beginning such treatment.

Improved Sleep Quality

For many women, a good night's sleep can feel like a luxury. Disrupted sleep can leave you feeling drained and affect your overall health. It impacts your ability to learn, remember, and concentrate. Lack of sleep also makes you prone to heart disease, obesity, and depression.

Chiropractic care naturally improves sleep quality, giving you restful nights. It can help you achieve better sleep in several ways. 

• Pain Reduction: Pain from misalignments or muscle tension can significantly disrupt sleep. Chiropractic adjustments can ease pain and help create a more comfortable sleeping environment.
• Relieving Muscle Tension: Chiropractic adjustments can help relieve muscle tension, a common cause of insomnia and sleep disturbances. By easing muscle tension, chiropractors can improve the quality of your sleep.
• Reduced Stress and Anxiety: Chronic stress and anxiety are major contributors to sleep problems. As discussed earlier, chiropractic care can help manage stress by promoting relaxation, allowing you to unwind and fall asleep more easily. 

Chiropractic care can significantly improve your sleep patterns by addressing the causes of sleep disturbances. Reduced pain, stress, and anxiety can substantially shorten the time it takes to fall asleep.

Chiropractic care can also help you stay asleep throughout the night by promoting deeper, more restorative sleep cycles. Such improvement in your sleep pattern can help you wake up feeling refreshed and energized with a sharper mind and improved focus.

Menstrual Health

Menstrual discomfort, also known as dysmenorrhea, is a common issue that affects many women. Painful periods can cause a range of symptoms: lower abdomen cramps, lower back pain, leg pain, nausea, headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, weakness, and mood swings.

Menstrual cramps are the leading cause of absenteeism in women under 30, with 10% being temporarily disabled by their symptoms. Severe menstrual discomfort can also make it difficult to perform daily activities.

Chiropractic adjustments for women’s health can help manage discomfort associated with menstrual cycles. It offers a natural approach to treating menstrual symptoms and supporting reproductive health.

• Reducing Muscle Tension: Chiropractic adjustments help reduce muscle tension in the lower back and abdomen, a common cause of menstrual cramps.
• Improving Circulation: Chiropractic care can improve circulation, reduce inflammation, and heal the pelvic area. Better circulation can also help ease menstrual discomfort and reduce the severity of cramps.
• Improved Pelvic Health: Chiropractic care helps maintain proper pelvic alignment, which is essential for reproductive health. Optimal pelvic alignment supports the function of the reproductive organs.

Chiropractic care for menstrual health typically focuses on the lower back, pelvis, and abdomen. Chiropractors may use various techniques, such as spinal adjustments, soft tissue work, and trigger point therapy, to address specific areas of tension and promote overall pelvic health.

It's important to note that while chiropractic adjustments can be highly effective in managing menstrual discomfort and supporting reproductive health, the treatment should not replace regular medical care. Consult with healthcare professionals to manage severe menstrual health and fertility issues.

Takeaway

Chiropractic care offers various benefits tailored to women's health needs. It empowers women to feel their best at every stage of life by addressing joint and spine misalignments.

If you want to incorporate chiropractic care for women into your wellness routine, consult Dr. Holly Geersen at Total Wellness Center. Experience her personalized approach to women's health and chiropractic care. Call (303) 627-7995 or fill out this form to schedule an appointment.