Colic: Chiropractic Can Help

Learn why Dr. Justin Hunter, your Woodridge Chiropractor, recommends a chiropractic adjustment for Colic.

Your tummy hurts. You have a terrible headache. You can't sleep and you're cranky. One more thing: you can't ask for help because you're only two weeks old! So you cry. And cry. And cry. And your parents feel helpless.

Indigestion? Infantile colic was first thought to be merely indigestion. The most widely accepted definition of colic today is "unexplainable and uncontrollable crying in babies from 0 to 3 months old, more than 3 hours a day, more than 3 days a week for 3 weeks or more, usually in the afternoon and evening hours."

Birth Trauma?

If a baby is inconsolable, it's hard to know if it's a digestive disturbance. Consider another explanation. Upon examination, we often find spinal distortions in the baby's upper cervical spine. These babies are probably suffering from head and neck pain. This is especially common if there was a difficult birth.

Chiropractic is not a treatment for colic! If subluxations or restrictions are present, interfering with the proper function of any part of the body, restoring proper nervous system control allows the body to heal. This can happen regardless of age and regardless of what the symptoms are called.

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Contact us to learn more about how Dr. Justin Hunter, your Woodridge Chiropractor, may be able to help with Colic symptoms using a comprehensive Chiropractic program.