Chiropractic & Colic - Chiropractic Treatment for Colic

Chiropractic & Colic

Almost all infants develop periods of fussiness. This is often referred to as colic. It has been defined as periods of irritability, fussiness and inconsolable crying in a healthy baby (which lasts for at least 3 hours a day, at least 3 days a week).

Problems in areas other than the gastrointestinal tract can be improperly diagnosed as colic. If a baby is crying inconsolably, it is very difficult to know if he or she is actually suffering from a digestive disturbance. Since many subluxations (spinal bone misalignments that compromise the nervous system) in infants are in the upper cervical area, there is a strong possibility, especially when there has been a history of birth trauma, that these babies are suffering from head and neck pain due to spinal subluxations in this area. In a study looking at babies receiving chiropractic care for colic, 94% saw improvement in their baby's behavior within 2 weeks of initiation of care. A little over half of these babies had already been unsuccessfully treated, usually by pharmacological means (Klougart et al., 1989). Another study found 91% of babies experienced a reduction in colicky behavior following as little as two chiropractic adjustments (Nilsson, 1985).

Despite these results, don't be confused. Chiropractic is by no means a treatment for colic. The goal of the Chiropractor is to correct vertebral subluxations that damage the nervous system and prevent the body from functioning properly. When a child's body is compromised, functioning at less than perfect, due to a vertebral subluxation. Then when the subluxation is corrected and the body functions better, the above mentioned results are not surprising. Regardless of how your baby looks, acts or feels, vertebral subluxations ALLWAYS do damage. Have your children checked for vertebral subluxations today to give them the best chance to grow up healthy and strong.