Dear Friends:

I am puzzled by the comment "Anything in medical journals?.......couldn't
find anything other than industry published."  Medical journals publish
about the medical industry. Chiropractic journals publish about
chiropractic.  Breastfeeding journals publish about lactation. There is
often cross-over too; for example, one can find breastfeeding articles in
Pediatrics.

Chiropractors have 4 years of specialty education after college, and sit a
licensing examination. So  do osteopaths...and medical doctors.

Here's another study:

CONTRIBUTION OF CHIROPRACTIC THERAPY TO RESOLVING
SUBOPTIMAL BREASTFEEDING: A CASE SERIES OF 114 INFANTS
Joyce E. Miller, DC,a Laura Miller,b Ann-Kristin Sulesund,b and Andriy
Yevtushenkob

ABSTRACT

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the circumstances,
clinical features, role, and results of chiropractic management of infants
who were referred to a chiropractic clinic for failure to adequately feed
at the breast.

Methods: Clinical case series of 114 infant cases of hospital-diagnosed or
lactation consultant diagnosed feeding problems that were treated with
chiropractic therapy in addition to routine care and followed to short-term
result.

Results: The most common age of referral was 1 week (mean, 3 weeks; range, 2
days-12 weeks), and the most common physical findings were cervical
posterior joint dysfunction (89%), temporomandibular joint imbalance (36%),
and inadequate suck reflex (34%). Treatment was chiropractic therapy in
addition to any support given elsewhere. All children showed some
improvement with 78% (N = 89) being able to exclusively breast feed after 2
to 5 treatments
within a 2-week time period.

Conclusion: Cooperative multidisciplinary care to support breastfeeding was
demonstrated in this population. Chiropractic treatment may be a useful
adjunct to routine care given by other professionals in cases of
diagnosed breastfeeding problems with a biomechanical component.

 (J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2009;32:670-674)

warmly,

Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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