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Stress Fractures (Continued) Part of healing stress fractures, even in young athletes, is making sure the endocrine (hormonal) system is working properly. This is part of the connective tissue proliferation (collagen-rebuilding) program at our office in Oak Park, Illinois. Females are fortunate because they have a monthly guide to assess their nutritional status, the menstrual cycle. A women who has a normal menstrual cycle without PMS or cramping, is generally hormonally and nutritional healthy. Unfortunately, most female athletes who walk through the doors of Caring Medical are not typically in good hormonal or nutritional shape. Many of them are already on oral contraceptive pills (birth control pills) to regulate their cycles. This is not a wise move for many reasons. First and foremost, regulating a woman's cycle is extremely easy using dietary and nutritional supplementation. Second, taking birth control pills to cover up the underlying menstrual problem is as bad as taking anti-inflammatory medications to cover up pain. Menstrual irregularities indicate that something in the patient's nutritional and/or hormonal milieu is wrong. Athletes are notorious for covering up problems. Oral contraceptive pills have side effects including increasing a woman's risk for stroke and blood clot formation. More importantly, taking birth control pills covers up what is really going on with the woman's menstrual cycle. For this reason the menstrual cycle cannot be used as a marker of the woman's overall health. In our opinion, if the female athlete truly desires to excel in her sport, then the birth control pill must be eliminated. Often when female athletes are undergoing Diet Typing, we find that the fat content in their blood is dangerously low or that they require more fat in their diets than they are currently eating. This is a key factor in helping them heal better. Supplementing with cod liver oil and flaxseed oil, as well as increasing the amounts of fresh fish, nuts, and seeds in the diet, corrects the essential fatty acid deficiency in their bodies. Once this occurs, the hormones become more balanced and the menstrual cycle irregularies cease in many cases. Back |
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The information on this website is presented as information only and not a self-help guide. Never alter or change your health management or begin any new health plans without first consulting your personal health care provider. Some statements on this site regarding the value of nutritional supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
Prolotherapy may not be effective for every individual and there are risks involved, these risks should be discussed with your physician. Results achieved with some may not be typical of all. Please consult a physician.
There is no known cure for arthritis. Prolotherapy and nutritional supplements can help alleviate, reverse, or end arthritic pain by treating an underlying cause that contributes to degenerative disease, ligament laxity. Strengthening ligaments and other connective tissue can help prevent bone on bone arthritis from developing.
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