Menstrual Pain
Menstrual Pain
Put a STOP to Menstrual Pain in ONE session.
Menstrual pain or cramps of some degree affect more than an estimated 50% of women. Surveys of adolescent girls show that over 90% of girls report having menstrual pain.
Menstrual pain can cause mild to serve discomfort in the lower abdomen, back or thighs. The pain usually starts right before or in the beginning of your period. However pain can continue throughout your cycle or start mid-cycle. Pain often ranges from a dull ache, cramping to a sharp stabbing pain.
AcuMed Ascot in Brisbane combines Chinese Herbs, Acupuncture and/or Heat Therapy to REDUCE menstrual pain from one session.
Chinese Herbs regulate and stabilize the hormones your body produces, working at a deep level to solve the underlying cause of your pain. Acupuncture is aimed at encouraging the free flow of menses, STOPPING pain. Heat Therapy may also be used to warm the abdomen promoting circulation and reducing pain.
Treatment should be given just before the start of your cycle. Chinese Medicine can also treat common signs that accompany menstrual pain such as dizziness, constipation, nausea, breast distension and headaches.
An IMPROVEMENT will be seen each month but may take up to 3 cycles to FULLY RESOLVE.
Research – Acupuncture is good for Period Pain
Authors of a Korean systemic review have found promising evidence for the use of Acupuncture in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. Twenty-seven RCTs (data from nearly 3000 women) were included in their analysis, which showed that, compared with pharmacological treatment, Acupuncture was associated with a significant reduction in pain. Acupuncture for primary dysmenorrhoea: A systemic review. BJOG. 210 FEB 17.