Menopause
Menopausal (climacteric) symptoms can include
depression, night sweats, hot flashes, back or joint pain,
irritability, headaches or fatigue. Since chiropractic’s
inception, women have reported that spinal care helps with
dysmenorrhea.
Menopausal symptoms: an osteopathic investigation.
Cleary C and Fox JP. Complementary Therapies in Medicine,
1994; 2:181-186.
This was a placebo controlled osteopathic study
of 30 patients with menopausal symptoms. There was a significant
reduction in menopausal symptoms (depression, hot flashes,
back or joint pain, irritability, headaches or fatigue) in
the group receiving spinal care. Also found was that testosterone
levels were lowered in the group receiving care.
Cervicothoracic
Subluxation and Hot Flashes in a Perimenopausal Subject: A
Time-Series Case Report. Weber M, Masarsky CS Journal of Vertebral
Subluxation Research Volume 1 No. 2, 1996.
This was a time-series
study of a 55 year old woman with a four year history of hot
flashes related to natural perimenopause. The frequency of
hot flashes, based on entries from the patient’s
diary and clinical records decline following intervention
with cervical and upper thoracic adjusting. Possible mechanisms
and implications for future investigation are discussed.
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