How to Free Yourself from Those Dreaded Monthly Abdominal Cramps with Magnetic Therapy
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Approximately 50% of women are affected by painful abdominal cramps every month. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, painful menstruation or Dysmenorrhea as it is medically known is officially defined as,
"A normal cramping of the lower abdomen caused by hormone-induced uterine contractions before the period."
Painful abdominal cramps have plagued women since the beginning of time; and most women have developed their own strategy for coping with them. Some of those remedies include reaching for the good old hot water bottle or over the counter pain killers or anti inflammatory drugs.
So Why Do Menstrual Cramps Hurt?
Now ladies, let’s travel back in time to your Biology class; you will probably recall these all important facts:
The body prepares itself for pregnancy each month by allowing the lining of the womb to thicken
When a pregnancy does not occur, this lining becomes swollen and dies
The uterus begins to contract to rid itself of the dead lining
The lining is then passed through the cervix and out via the vagina, which we see in the form of a period each month.
Sound familiar right? Well, I am sure that there are many among you, who know at least one person who appears to sail through their 'time of the month' without any problems at all. Now, as annoying as that may seem for the those of you who don’t ‘sail through’, there is a possible reason for it, and it's mainly due to a molecular compound called 'Prostaglandin' .
Your body releases Prostaglandin when the lining of your womb breaks down. Research has shown that women who produce high levels of Prostaglandin tend to experience more painful cramps than those with lower levels.
Additional Factors Which Contribute To The Pain
Other factors that can have an effect on the amount of pain you experience are:
Lack of exercise
A narrow cervical canal
Stress
A retroverted uterus (a uterus which tilts backwards)
Treatment Options – An Alternative for You to Consider
No doubt, you are familiar with the various drug based options available for controlling the pain; you may even take supplements like Evening Star Primrose Oil or B Vitamins as part of your regimen. However, if you’re not very good with tablets, then you may want to consider a natural pain relief alternative known as Magnetic Therapy
Never heard of it? Well, not a problem; Magnetic therapy can be defined as a safe, natural and non-invasive method of applying high strength negative magnetic fields to the body for therapeutic purposes. It is a Complementary Therapy which is used to treat certain medical conditions by exposure to permanent or pulsed magnetic fields.
When magnets are applied directly above the site of pain or injury, the iron content within your blood becomes responsive to the magnetic field. This process results in improved circulation. The increased amount of blood supply means that the Magnetic Field also relieves pain, by tackling any inflammation present. It does this by drawing out excess fluid and toxins from the surrounding tissues and then expelling them on route via the Liver and Kidneys. Once the excess fluid and toxins are removed, the swelling will begin to reduce.
According to Dr K. Kalita who is a specialist in the field of Magnetic Therapy, menstrual cramps have been successfully treated by placing a 4” x 6” x ½ magnet directly over the cramping area. He also recommends sleeping on a Magnetic Mattress Pad with four 4” x 6” x 1” ceramic magnets at the crown of the head for relieving menstrual irregularities and any related symptoms.
It may interest you to know that Magnet Therapy has been around for centuries. It was used extensively by the ancient Greeks, Indians and Chinese. It was even good enough for the likes of Cleopatra, the question is, is it good enough for you…only you can decide!
About the Author
Mrs Donna Gray entered the world of Complementary Therapies as a trained 'Person-Centered'counsellor. She became involved in Magnetic Therapy after personally witnessing the difference it made for mother (who had been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis). Magnetics 4 Backpain was set up in the passionate believe that Magnets can and do make a difference to the lives of chronic pain sufferers. There is a free 7 day e-course Introduction to Magnetic Therapy for available over at http://www.magnetics4backpain.com.
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