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| Home > Yoga and Diseases > Yoga Therapy for Menstrual Disorders
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| | Yoga Therapy for Menstrual Disorders
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Menstruation: A periodic discharge of a bloody fluid from the uterus occurring at more or less at regular interval of 28 days in woman from the age of puberty to menopause is known as menstruation. The flow of altered blood along with endometrial and stoma cells, glandular secretion and occasional blood clots occurs for 3 to 5 days through a vaginal passage. Menstruation ceases during pregnancy. Its failure to occur may result from some abnormalities, physical disorders and emotional and hormonal disturbances. Common menstrual disorders are as follows:
1. Amenorrhea: It is the absence of menstruation. It may be caused by a hormonal imbalance, obesity or extreme weight loss, emotional disorders (excitement, anorexia nervosa) etc.
2. Menorrhagia: Excessive bleeding during monthly menstrual periods, in terms of more days or amount of blood. Disturbances in pituitary, thyroid and ovary functions, hypertension and diabetes mellitus are the main causes.
3. Metrorrhagia: Excessive flow of blood occurs between menstrual periods. For this, main causes are poor functioning of hormones; poor blood clotting function, some psychological factors and lesions of the cervix. Malignancy in the genital tract should be checked.
4. Dysmenorrhea: Pain & discomfort is felt prior to the onset of or at the time of menstruation. Discomfort is mainly in the lower abdomen, pain in thighs and a general feeling of pressure. Causes of dysmenorrhea are anatomical malformation like undeveloped womb, pathological changes in pelvis, hormonal disturbances and mental factors. Sometimes, when pain is severe, other complaints such as nausea, vomiting or headache interfere with the normal activities.
5. Pre-Menstrual Tension: Many women suffer from this complaint for a week or 10 days before the menstruation. The symptoms are headache, tremors, irritability, heaviness in breasts and pelvic region.
6. Leucorrhoea: White or yellowish mucous discharge from vagina is physiologically most normal. However, an excessive white discharge becomes the problem when it is associated with irritation or itching at the vagina, presence of bacteria and blood and particular odour. The causes are infection by trichomonas vaginalis.
Symptoms:
(These symptoms are common for all menstrual disorders)
Inflammation, pain heat, redness of parts involved.
Pain in groins, hypogastrium, sacral and small of back.
Painful micturition.
Disorder leads to physical weakness, fatigue as well as mental disturbance.
Causes:
Faulty development of reproductive organs.
Imbalance of hormones of endocrine glands (specially reproductive).
Weak muscles of reproductive organs.
Weak constitution.
Pathological development and psychological disturbances like depression, fear, stress and mental tension are the main causes.
Treatments:
Regular and proper practice of asanas and Pranayama is beneficial to all women especially for those suffering from menstrual disorders. However, it should be noted that, during monthly period (menstruation) yoga practices are not advisable for 3-5 days. Proper rest, best hygiene, medicines, relaxation are also necessary. Yoga helps by correcting and balancing the functioning of the endocrine system, toning up of the nervous system and by relaxing the body and mind and reducing psychological problems. Asanas are helpful to preserve the general health and to reduce the minor complaints regarding menstruation by improving the vigor and strength of the body.
Asanas: Viparitakarani, Halasana, Naukasana, Pawanmuktasana, Setubandhasana, Bhujangasana, Shalabhasana (both legs), Vajrasana, Padma~ana, Parvatasana, Vakrasana, Gomukhasana, Chakrasana (sideward bending), Tadasana, Vrikshasana, Shavasana/Makarasana.
Pranayama: Anuloma Viloma, Shitali & Bhramari.
Om recitation
Meditation.
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