Well, what I say, we’ve all been there at some time or another; first comes the tiredness, pre-menstrual tension, not too mention a good dose of back pain right across your lower back and last but certainly not least are those painful stomach cramps!

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?

According to medical powers that be, the main culprit behind your pain is 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, 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!

Donna Gray first entered the world of Complementary Therapies 14 years ago as Client Centered Counsellor. She became fascinated with the healing powers of Magnets after witnessing how they helped her mother ‘get her life back’ after being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Magnetics 4 Back Pain was set up in the passionate belief that Magnets can and do bring relief to thousands of people.

Go visit http://www.magnetics4backpain.com to get your 7 day introductory Magnet Therapy Ecourse.