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2003 JUL 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research being conducted by chiropractors into how spinal health influences fertility may give hope to couples who have been unable to have children, even after medical fertility treatment.
The peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebral Subluxation Research (JVSR) has begun publication of a series of case studies and commentaries documenting positive responses to chiropractic care among infertile women, regardless of factors including age, history, and previous intervention. Whether or not the articles report data from rigorous scientific studies that suggest a link between chiropractic treatment and resolved infertility wasn't noted in JVSR's announcement of the series.
The first in the series, "Insult, Interference and Infertility: An Overview of Chiropractic Research," is a literature review of 14 retrospective articles exploring the possible effect of spinal problems on fertility. All the women in these studies were found to have vertebral subluxations - misalignments and/or related problems of the spine that interfere with how the nerves work. These problems in the spine can be corrected by chiropractors with painless adjustments to the affected spinal area.
Upcoming JVSR research articles will report on how physical, mental, chemical, and emotional stress can act over time as undetected insults to spinal health and contribute to vertebral ...