Why I cure baby colic at reduced rates

When I first started offering treatment for baby colic, I charged full office-visit fees for it, as I would for any other service. But a problem quickly emerged: money was an issue for some parents, and in these cases, the parents would see some improvement, right away, and stop coming to me after a treatment or two.

You have to understand that baby colic typically takes a couple of weeks of daily visits to fully correct, so if the parents stop bringing the baby to the clinic after just one or two treatments, the problem is better, but it is not cured.

Of course, that, in itself, isn’t good for the baby, but what frightens me is the possibility of shaken baby syndrome (SBS), which is sometimes associated with colicky babies. The scenario is that the baby cries ... and cries ... and cries. The parents want to help but are ultimately at a loss, and the crying continues. The parents lose sleep and start to get cranky, themselves. That’s when trouble can start, and the parents can become tempted to shake the baby, out of sheer frustration and exhaustion.

As many as 1,400 cases of SBS are documented each year in the United States, and one in four of these babies dies as a result. For me, it’s not worth the risk, so I provide this treatment at no charge.

Why chiropractic treatment for baby colic is so effective
Though it’s often mistaken for a stomach problem, colic is actually an intestinal problem. Here’s what causes it: the end of the small intestine is called the ileum and the end of the large intestine is called the cecum. They’re separated by a muscle called the ileocecal valve. After the majority of the digestive process has occurred in the small intestine, the digested matter is passed through ileocecal valve to the large intestine. Weakness in this muscle allows digested matter to flow back into the small intestine, and this leakage creates severe bloating of the small intestine.

Many colic medicines are designed to stop bloating in the stomach, but because colic is an intestinal issue, they are seldom successful. Ninety percent of the babies I treat have already been given medicine, without success.

I use a chiropractic technique that strengthens the ileocecal valve, and within two weeks, the muscle--and the digestive process--are working as they should. Result: no more colic, a happy baby and happy parents.

Ileocecal massage is also explained in my latest video, which you can view from the right column of the blog, or on my baby colic cure YouTube video.

If you live in south central Kansas and have a colicky baby, contact my chiropractic clinic and we'll set up an appointment.

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