If women’s health issues are impacting your every day life, Canning Healthcare may be able to help.
Women’s health issues are unique, and when they begin to interfere negatively with daily life it can be distracting, painful and even debilitating. Our practitioners at Canning Healthcare compassionately assist women in addressing areas such as:
Period pain
PMS
Menopause
Pregnancy
Endometriosis
Pre and post-natal concerns
Pain during sex
Poor pelvic floor tone and stability
Incontinence
Common symptoms of these women’s health issues may include lower back pain, reduced pelvic tone and pelvic pain.
How can Canning Healthcare help you?
Chiropractic, acupuncture, massage and naturopathy – in conjunction with relevant specialists such as a gynaecologist, obstetrician or general practitioner – may improve your symptoms, increase your energy levels and even enhance your mood!
Our chiropractors are able to improve pelvic floor tone, offer period pain support, pregnancy support, and treat incontinence associated with pelvic floor tone. Low back and pelvic pain relief, as well as pregnancy support, can be addressed by our expert masseuses. Acupuncture can assist in pregnancy support, relief for pain associated with periods or endometriosis, as well as the anxiety and moods associated with PMS. Naturopathy is able to offer natural hormonal support for PMS, symptoms of menopause, and symptoms of endometriosis. Each treatment is designed to relieve tension, manage your pain and resolve your women’s health issues.
Can I visit when I’m pregnant?
Yes, you can! Around 50-80% of women experience lower back pain during pregnancy thanks to the extra weight carried at the front of the body, which puts pressure on the spine and alters your centre of gravity. Pregnancy hormones also cause your joints to loosen up, especially in the pelvis, which all contributes to spinal pressure. Chiropractors can help reduce this pain and keep you as mobile as possible with gentle spinal manipulation, soft tissue therapy and exercise therapy to boost strength and reduce pressure.
Additionally, we have a specialist pregnancy masseuse on our team who is highly trained to safely treat pregnant women. Pregnancy massage is a specialised massage technique for mums-to-be, which differs from a regular massage because it focuses on the pregnant body and the areas under pressure during pregnancy. It also avoids certain pressure points.
Should I see a Chiropractor about my pelvic floor?
Pelvic floor problems aren’t necessarily an issue you’d consider visiting a chiropractor for, however studies show spinal manipulation to be effective in changing pelvic floor muscle tone. This can be beneficial for pregnant women during vaginal delivery and for those working on pelvic floor strength to reduce the severity of incontinence as a result of pregnancy, age, menopause or overactive bladder syndrome. Improving pelvic floor tone and pelvic stability may also positively benefit intimacy and confidence.
Why Naturopathy?
Naturopathy is a system of natural medicine that treats the underlying causes of injury and disease by assessing and treating the patient as a whole. Our in-house naturopath’s holistic approach to overall wellness may include advice and treatment around hormone imbalances, insomnia, pain, stress and anxiety, pain and inflammation, low energy, headaches and gut health. She is an expert in menopause and PMS, and also a skin specialist, addressing skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema and acne.
How can Acupuncture help?
Our in-house Doctor of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture believes in holistic care and a gentle approach. Her special interest is in women’s health and emotional well-being, so you’re able to see her for pregnancy support, relief of period pain or endometriosis pain, as well as PMS. Acupuncture can actually be used to treat anything from stress and anxiety, insomnia and fatigue, neck and back pain, headaches and migraines and depression and PTSD. Treatment involves inserting thin needles into targeted pressure points across the body to achieve healing effects in order to relieve pain and improve overall health.