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If you have a baby suffering from colic you can attest to how difficult it is for them and you. Your precious baby is crying for more than three hours a day, for 3 days a week or more and it has been going on for more than 3 weeks. They are clearly in pain, and nothing you do comforts them and you are exhausted. If you are new to the experience it can be a very stressful time, and even if you have been through it before, seeing your child with tensed tummy muscles, crying so hard, with clenched hands and tight legs is heartbreaking. You have presumably seen their doctor and may be trying different approaches to managing the colic, but sometimes people find regular treatments are not helping so what can you do? Well, how about a chiropractor when you need alternative colic treatments Monmouth County? Ten to twenty percent of babies are impacted As many as 10-20% of babies develop colic, and while there are some thoughts about the causes, there is not one specific cause and not one specific cure. Over the last 10 years, more parents have started to look for answers with alternative or complementary treatments. It has been found in several small chiropractic studies that seeing a qualified chiropractor to treat colic has successful results with many infants. The Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics published results 20 years ago saying that a trial showed spinal manipulation could be effective in relieving colic for some infants. In that study, a group received chiropractic adjustments and another received prescribed medication. The former group had over two-thirds of babies show some relief. The latter just a little over one third. A chiropractor Wall NJ could be yours and your baby's best chance at controlling or limiting colic symptoms. Birthing can be difficult Chiropractors might call the process of a difficult birth Traumatic Birth Syndrome. During birth, there can be a lot of trauma caused to the baby especially if certain aids had to be used like forceps or a vacuum. When the doctor has to use some force to help deliver the baby that has an impact and causes subluxations. These are misalignments along the spinal column and since that is connected to the nervous system which in turn connects to everything else, poor digestions can occur along with poor suction when nursing and that can lead to colic. Colic treatments Monmouth County involves correcting the subluxations in a subtle, careful and safe manner. Conclusion A chiropractor Wall NJ with experience in treating babies can help with all kinds of childhood illnesses and conditions, not just colic. The baby does not feel pain from the adjustments, they are not the same as adult adjustments. It is an option parents can try alongside other more traditional treatment options their physician might suggest. Talk to their doctor about a chiropractor and make sure you choose one who works with babies and you are comfortable with and can trust.
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