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Purpose:
 The
primary purpose of this website is to focus on chiropractic therapy as a
complementary/alternative treatment and its application to chronic pelvic pain, or CPP.
Also, this site will give a brief overview of the chiropractic profession and
additionally focus on recent studies that evaluate its role in cases of chronic pelvic
pain. Several case studies suggest a possible benefit from chiropractic with respect to the
alleviation of symptoms.
Objectives:
- What is chiropractic? Trace its history in practice.
- What is chronic pelvic pain, or CPP?
- What are the conventional treatments for chronic pelvic pain?
- What claims do chiropractic therapy make regarding treatment for chronic pelvic pain
as well as dysmenorrhea, or painful menstrual cramps?
- What can be concluded from scientific evidence that exists in support of chiropractic
and its application to chronic pelvic pain and dysmenorrhea?
By Grayson J. Guzman, MD
Updated in 2007 by Sarah T. Miller, MD
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