Infantile Colic Treated With Chiropractic

According to a study, recently published in the 

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics,  Chiropractic is effective in treating infantile colic.

During birth, nerves controlling the digestive system are twisted, which cause gas, bloating and pain.

Pressure applied to the vertebrae during an adjustment, restores and aligns these nerves, which relaxes the muscles and alleviates the symptoms.nWith Chiropractic adjustments, the infants were crying less than the infants who were treated with the drug dimethicone. The number of hours crying were reduced by more than double.

Elliott Grusky, D.C., a Miami Chiropractor specializing in Pediatrics, said infants as young as two weeks old can be treated with Chiropractic care. 3-5spinal adjustments over a several week period are usually needed to relieve the colic.

SOURCE: Parents, June 2000, p. 72.