Breast Cancer Recovery and Chiropractic
Breast cancer is something women think about every month as they check for lumps, variations in skin texture, or a change in the shape or outline of each breast. Finding something to worry about or hearing that a mammogram showed abnormal areas is life-changing for any female. Males should think about it, too. Although breast cancer is the second-most common cancer for women, about 1 in every 100 diagnosed breast cancers is found in men.
But did you know that breast cancer recovery and chiropractic care go hand-in-hand?
Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Cancer treatments often include chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and hormone-based therapies. These treatments often leave patients nauseous, tired, and full of emotions. While chiropractic care cannot cure cancer, it offers relief from common reactions to breast cancer treatment.
How chiropractic can help
Chiropractic is a non-invasive, drug-free form of care that helps reduce headaches, back pain, neck pain, and joint pain in women undergoing or recovering from breast cancer treatments.
While you will want to talk to your medical doctor before starting any treatment plan, chiropractic care is a complementary and alternative medicine for people with cancer in Cincinnati. Breast cancer patients often present with neuromusculoskeletal symptoms such as frozen shoulders, fatigue, sleep disturbances, poor wound healing, and inhibition of neurologic reflexes, to name a few. With a regular treatment plan and the right chiropractor, you may be able to find relief from some of the limitations associated with breast cancer treatments.
Breast cancer patients must also lie prone for long periods while getting radiation treatment. This position leads to musculoskeletal discomfort, causing some patients to develop pinched nerves or shooting nerve pain. A pinched nerve can lead to persistent symptoms, including pain, muscle weakness, and “pins and needles” sensations. Regular chiropractic care can restore you to full strength and range of motion.
chiropractic care for emotional support
We’d be remiss if we forgot the emotional toll breast cancer treatments have on every person. Chiropractic care can help reduce the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Our bodies store emotions. Spinal adjustments help release emotions by removing muscle tension and relaxing the body and mind.
Once your oncologist has signed off on chiropractic treatment, you are ready for breast cancer recovery and chiropractic. She can focus on adjustments to help relieve pain, mobility, higher energy levels, sleep, immunity, and overall well-being.
Dr. Faith is a chiropractor in Cincinnati at Simply Well Chiropractic near Fairfax and Mariemont. Her office is open Monday through Thursday from 9:30 to 12:30 and 3 to 6. Call (513) 271-1233 or visit simplywellchiro.com to schedule an appointment.
