The weather is changing and if you’re anything like me, so is your mood. When the skies turn grey, daylight shortens, and gloomy weather comes around, I feel myself experiencing the blues. During this time of year many people experience a variety of symptoms such as difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much, lack of energy, lack of interest in things you normally like, overeating, craving sweets and carbohydrates, depression, irritability, anti-social tendencies, and a weakened immune system. Have you ever noticed these symptoms in yourself during or shortly after the change of seasons? That increase of depression and pain during the winter months is often referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD.

What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression related to the changes in seasons, beginning and ending around the same times every year. If you're like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, reducing your energy and making you feel moody. Many of the issues with seasonal affective disorder have to do with an imbalance in the body as exposure to sunlight decreases, affecting hormonal changes in the body. Symptoms can also include oversleeping, appetite changes, weight gain, social withdrawal, and tiredness or low energy.

Utilizing Reiki for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Reiki is known to help reduce pain, alleviate anxiety, and calm depression symptoms. It reduces feelings of stress while producing a deep feeling of calm. According to a study by the US National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health, Reiki significantly reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety both immediately after treatment and 5 weeks post-treatment. With zero negative side effects, Reiki is a great option for coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Are you tired of living with lower back pain? Stop the pain and start feeling better with a chiropractic adjustment. At Your Sanctuary For Healing, we use a personalized approach to identify the source of your lower back pain and then eliminate the problem. You do not have to live with the limited range of motion or lack of physical activity that often accompany lower back pain. You can find relief with our holistic healing approach. Dr. Bradley Craig D.C. and Patty Craig M.Ed., L.M.T. are a husband and wife team of healers and passionate advocates for holistic health and wellness. The pair created Your Sanctuary For Healing to provide you a sacred space for healing in Downtown Gresham.  

If you are seeking effective low back pain relief in Gresham, our highly experienced chiropractor can help. Dr. Bradley Craig will evaluate your lower back pain to determine the cause of our pain. Then he will perform manual chiropractic adjustments, forceful thrusts to adjust the vertebrae in your lower back, so they are in better alignment. When the vertebrae are straight, nerve pressure is eliminated which lessens your lower back pain. This is especially helpful in conditions such as sciatica in which the sciatic nerve is being compressed. Manual adjustments of the vertebrae also reduce pain from herniated discs.

Lower back pain can cause the following symptoms; muscle spasms, difficulty moving and even pain just above the knee. Through chiropractic care, we can treat back pain through spinal manipulation (high-velocity low-amplitude thrust) and spinal mobilization (low-force treatment). Lower back adjustments can bring you immediate and lasting pain relief. Whether you are struggling with pain from a spinal abnormality, an injury, a herniated disc or sciatica, we can help.

Chronic pain, pain lasting longer than 3-6 months, affects more than 100 million Americans, according to a report by the Institute of Medicine. Many people living with chronic pain can find relief with the help of a qualified Reiki practitioner. Reiki is a gentle technique that promotes healing through deep relaxation, stress reduction, and opening the flow of energy through the body. Energy can become depleted or blocked from the everyday stresses of life or trauma. Over time, blocked energy can present itself in the form of chronic pain, also described as aching, stiffness, tightness, aching, and discomfort. During a Reiki treatment muscles are relaxed, and energy flow is unblocked, which helps reduce physical tension and chronic pain.

Chronic pain can also be associated with emotional distress and lack of balance. Reiki can resolve chronic pain by allowing healing energy to flow freely. The result is reduced pain and tension, as well as feelings of relaxation and rejuvenation. Unlike most other treatments, Reiki is a multi-purposed method that can heal both physical and emotional ailments.

Your Sanctuary for Healing provides Reiki for Chronic Pain in Historic Downtown Gresham. If you’re ready to release the negative energy that has accumulated throughout your life, try Reiki!