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Infertility and the Chiropractic Link

Making Adjustments for Fertility

By Kelly Burgess

Both Dr. Painter and Dr. Behrendt stress that the outcomes of this study transcend chiropractic techniques. Within the case studies, there were a number of chiropractic techniques practiced. Like in any profession, chiropractic practitioners tend to become very attached to their own techniques. Regardless of the technique, the basic result is the same. And that's important, because Dr. Painter doesn't want to see a "technique war" over this latest study.

"We really want to draw away from the techniques used to achieve this result and focus on the result itself," he says. "There's nothing to support one approach over another."

While not conclusive, the results of this study are compelling, and it's an approach that certainly can't do any harm. Chiropractic is also often covered by insurance.

Dr. Jeanne Ohm, executive coordinator of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA), says she and her husband, who have both been in practice for more than 20 years, have seen amazing results that can't always be adequately explained by traditional medical practices.

"This is a heck of a lot less expensive and less traumatic than most fertility treatments," she says. "There's no reason a woman can't try getting her body to work properly before she tries medical intervention."

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