Is Chiropractic Treatment Effective for Colic?
If you have a baby suffering from colic then you know you will
search to the ends of the earth to find some form of treatment
to help soothe your baby's suffering and make them stop crying.
You may be looking for conventional or natural treatments, or
both, to help your baby and may have discovered the option for
chiropractic treatment. You might think chiropractic treatment
is only for those suffering from problems with their spine's
alignment ad the like, and it is to some degree, not to mention
this could be the problem that is causing your baby's colic.
Amazingly, chiropractic treatment has great results for
relieving colic symptoms and helping baby and parents feel
better again.
If you are not interested in chiropractic treatment for colic
simply because you believe it is too radical or something you
just don't approve of, then you can learn some massage moves
that might prove effective as well at relieving colic symptoms
and soothing your baby. If you do want to try the chiropractic
treatments then you need to find a certified chiropractor for
infants and you will need to talk with him/her to ensure you are
confident in their skills and perhaps even ask for references.
This is important because while chiropractic treatment for colic
is natural it can be harmful if done incorrectly so you want a
qualified chiropractor to perform the treatment. Once you find a
chiropractor licensed to perform treatments on infants that you
are comfortable with and confident in then you should give it a
try and see if it works for your baby.
You are probably anxious about how the treatments will work and
what will actually happen to your baby. However, don't worry
because the treatments simply include lengthening procedures
that lengthen the body to remove the kinks that are in the
intestines. Additionally, many chiropractors simply align the
baby's spine by adjustments to help relieve colic. Many times
this helps and you might be surprised when a chiropractic
adjustment helps your baby. You should not worry your baby will
be in pain, either, during chiropractic adjustments because they
are normally painful. Your baby might look as if he/she is in
pain because of the chiropractor's strong hands and movements,
but rest assured the adjustment is virtually pain free and will
likely help your baby's colic tremendously.
After the chiropractic adjustment your chiropractor will likely
show you some exercises to perform on your baby each day. These
are generally called colic release exercises and they benefit
approximately 70% of babies suffering from this condition
significantly while a great many others benefit marginally. So,
there is a pretty good chance that a chiropractor can
significantly help your baby's colic pain, or at least reduce
the pain somewhat, so you ought to give it a try.
The reason chiropractic techniques work so well is that they
treat the condition of colic rather than the symptoms. Many
parents give their children drugs or other remedies to treat
symptoms and while this is ok it really is better to treat and
eradicate the problem of colic altogether and that is what a
chiropractor does. So, look for a certified chiropractic that
can work on infants and give it a try, it just might be the best
choice you ever made!