Period is a part of every women's life where they bleed every month. Periods is one of the aspects of puberty in girls which contributes to their transition of a child to an adult. There are four phases of this cycle:

1. Menstrual phase (Day 1-5) : Uterine line breaks down and menstruation occurs
2. Follicular phase (Day 1-13) : New egg matures and lining of uterus begins to thicken
3. Ovulation phase (Day 14) : Ovulation egg bursts from its follicle
4. Luteal phase (Day 15-28) : Unfertilized egg dissolves and lining of uterus continues to thicken

Women go through a lot during this cycle, some self-care tips that can be really helpful:

• Relax in a hot bath with aromatherapy oils.
• Cuddle a hot water bag
• Have a back and stomach massage.
• Wear loose fitting clothes couple of days prior to and during your period.
• Some gentle exercises such as yoga can be a great help. It helps in relaxing hte muscles and improve blood supply to pelvic region.
• Too much pain can be relieved by painkillers prescribed by your physician.

Not only during periods but a overall change in your lifestyle will reduce your period pain journey as well as improve your health.

• Stop or cut down on smoking. Smoking increases the incidence of period pain by reducing the supply of oxygen to the pelvic region.
• Reduce alcohol consumption.
• Eat high fibre foods along with plenty of vegetables.
• Vitamin E supplements are a good source.
• Lean meat intake along with chicken and fish is healthy.
• Reduce the mount of salt in your diet to avoid water retention.
• Drink pure fruit juices rather than sugary drinks.

We at Cura Advanced Physiotherapy provide you, treatment with a holistic approach. We not only teach you exercises which will help in reducing your period pain in addition to that we will guide you on how you can have a healthy well being.