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 (that lasts for at least three hours a day, at least
three days a week). But colic is actually a default diagnosis.
Pain from sources 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 is actually
suffering from a digestive disturbance. Since many subluxations
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 percent of parents saw improvement in their
baby's behavior within two 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 percent of babies experienced
a reduction in colicky behavior following as little as two
chiropractic adjustments (Nilsson, 1985). References:
· Killinger LZ; Azad, A. Chiropractic care of infantile
colic: A case study J Clin Chiro Peds 1998; 3(1) :203-6 /
Mantis ID: 39686
· Klougart N, Nilsson N, Jacobsen J, Infantile colic
treated by chiropractors: a prospective study of 316 cases.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1989; 12(4):281-8 / Medline ID:
89361049
· Nilsson N; Infant Colic And Chiropractic. Eur J
Chiropr 1985; 33(4): 264-265 / Mantis ID: 12365
· Pluhar GR; Schobert PD; Vertebral subluxation and
colic: A case study. J Chiro Research and Clin Invest 1991;
7(3):75-6 / Mantis ID: 13429
· Talmage DM; Resnick D. Infantile colic: Identification
and management. Top Clin Chiropr. 1997; 4(4): 25-9 / Mantis
ID: 37795
· Van Loon M. Colic with projectile vomiting: A case
study J Clin Chiro Peds 1998; 3(1) :207-10 / Mantis ID: 39687
· Wiberg JM, Nordsteen J, Nilsson N. The short-term
effect of spinal manipulation in the treatment of infantile
colic: a randomized controlled clinical trial with a blinded
observer. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1999;22(8):517-22 /
UI: 20008926
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 (that lasts for at least three hours a day, at least
three days a week). But colic is actually a default diagnosis.
Pain from sources 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 is actually
suffering from a digestive disturbance. Since many subluxations
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 percent of parents saw improvement in their
baby's behavior within two 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 percent of babies experienced
a reduction in colicky behavior following as little as two
chiropractic adjustments (Nilsson, 1985). References:
· Killinger LZ; Azad, A. Chiropractic care of infantile
colic: A case study J Clin Chiro Peds 1998; 3(1) :203-6 /
Mantis ID: 39686
· Klougart N, Nilsson N, Jacobsen J, Infantile colic
treated by chiropractors: a prospective study of 316 cases.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1989; 12(4):281-8 / Medline ID:
89361049
· Nilsson N; Infant Colic And Chiropractic. Eur J
Chiropr 1985; 33(4): 264-265 / Mantis ID: 12365
· Pluhar GR; Schobert PD; Vertebral subluxation and
colic: A case study. J Chiro Research and Clin Invest 1991;
7(3):75-6 / Mantis ID: 13429
· Talmage DM; Resnick D. Infantile colic: Identification
and management. Top Clin Chiropr. 1997; 4(4): 25-9 / Mantis
ID: 37795
· Van Loon M. Colic with projectile vomiting: A case
study J Clin Chiro Peds 1998; 3(1) :207-10 / Mantis ID: 39687
· Wiberg JM, Nordsteen J, Nilsson N. The short-term
effect of spinal manipulation in the treatment of infantile
colic: a randomized controlled clinical trial with a blinded
observer. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 1999;22(8):517-22 /
UI: 20008926