Services & Techniques

It’s been 1 week since I posted a 30 second video of me adjusting a 1 week old baby (click here or simple search Nelson Chiropractic, PC on fb).  At this time, there has been over 13k views and has reached over 100k people.  The purpose of this video was to show how safe and gentle chiropractic is for babies.  I intended it to be specific to the residents of Rapid City, but it has reached as far as New York!  The feedback has been mostly positive, but of course as intended, has sparked a few questions and interest to say the least.

Infant Colic is not well understood – neither by medical doctors nor chiropractors.  Is it truly acid reflux or something else?  Perhaps it is something as simple as a change in formula?  As a chiropractor, we are very in tune to different experiences that may affect the spine.  Ask any mother, and they will be quick to tell you that giving birth is not an easy experience – neither for them or the baby.  Even in the best situations, bringing a baby into this world requires a lot of pressures on their tiny spines.

Is the baby in pain?  Very likely of course.  Yes, it could be acid reflux, it could be spinal pain, or it could be bowel pain.  For most infants, the cause seems to stem from the digestive system.  Often times, desperate parents come to me having already tried different medications.  They usually find me thru friends who have had good results or even their pediatrician has recommended trying chiropractic.  Clearly, sometimes medications bring relief.  When they do, I do not typical see these babies.  On the other hand, I have had babies in for various conditions that when they don’t respond favorably in a reasonable amount of time, I refer out.  This is not the case just for infant colic – it is true of all conditions.  When a drug free approach is available for any condition, why wouldn’t we choose this first?