Is lasting, natural relief for period pain possible?
So many women, girls and other people with periods suffer severe pain, cycle irregularity, ovulation pain, emotional distress and other symptoms of hormonal imbalance – often lumped together as PMS.
Conventional medicine offers pain medication or synthetic hormones (e.g. the Pill) which can relieve some period symptoms. Unfortunately many people experience other health problems caused by these medications, and other just don’t like taking them long-term.
Natural medicine can help by relieving symptoms and balancing the whole reproductive system.
However most people are unaware that one of the most common causes of period symptoms and hormone disruption is structural imbalance of the pelvis.
This can result from:
- Hips shifting slightly from their natural positions with forward or backward rotation,
- reduced range of movement caused by tension in pelvic muscles,
- lack of movement or exercise, too much sitting
- chronic stress that contracts the psoas muscle, pelvic floor and other muscle tissues in the pelvis.
These can cause tension around the ovaries that over time affects hormone production. The hormone imbalance is often associated with period symptoms, fertility issues, PCOS, fibroids, endometriosis and more.
Many people who suffer these period and hormonal issues also experience low back, hip and pelvic pain that are also associated with pelvic imbalance.
Ortho-Bionomy offers a gentle but very effective approach to all these symptoms. We work to balance the structure of the pelvis to make sure the bones are sitting in their joints naturally, which relieves tension in the muscles and ligaments attached to the bony structure.
This process can then bring balance to the pelvic organs and the hormones produced through the menstrual cycle. Many clients report a dramatic reduction in their menstrual symptoms as well as more ease and comfort in their hips, low back, legs and throughout the body.
Here’s what one client had to say: