An increase in chronic diseases in infants is part of the reason why many parents are seeking alternative treatments for children. With many modern parents hesitant to merely mask the symptoms of disease with drugs, more and more are turning to non-invasive and drug free treatments such as chiropractic care.
Chiropractor care may be used to effectively treat colic and acid reflux in infants. Excessive stomach acid can lead to extreme indigestion problems, making the baby excessively fussy. In extreme cases, the harsh stomach acid can hurt the infant's esophagus and lungs leading to distress and crying along with reflux symptoms such as spitting and vomiting. Spitting up and projectile vomiting can also pose a serious choking hazard.
Causes of acid reflux in babies
Newborns often suffer from misalignment from their birth. Typically, birth trauma can occur as the baby is born, as brute force is used to pull the baby out, leading to subluxations and twisting of the neck and spine. This is usually highly probable during cesarean sections that require the baby to be pulled from the uterus. Any other injuries such as poor positioning as the baby sleeps can also cause postural deviations to the neck and spine.
Poor positioning of the spine is often attributed to a host of problems in infants, including digestion disturbances, immune system dysfunction and problems with the nervous system. Infants with an arched back due to subluxations suffered during birth are likely to suffer from severe acid reflux, resulting in indigestion, fussiness and distress.
How chiropractic care can help
If you suspect your baby's fussiness is as a result of a condition beyond the normal colic, you can visit a pediatric chiropractor near you. Chiropractors are trained to diagnose the symptoms of acid reflux and to treat it with adjustments to the spine.
By gently manipulating the spine, chiropractors are usually able to release tension in the misaligned disks, thus improving blood flow and reduced inflammation. The treatment involves applying gentle thrusts of pressure using a finger onto the spinal cord to align it correctly.
Pressure used on the baby is typically very mild, making the treatment safe and effective. Gentle massages to the neck may also be performed to relieve nerve irritations caused by spinal injuries, resulting in reduced nerve irritation that are often responsible for triggering digestive symptoms such as crying and acid reflux.
Chiropractic care offers a safe, non-invasive and effective treatment that can give your baby relief from colic and acid reflux without the risk of medications.
For more information, contact a company like Wave Of Life Chiropractic.
