Infantile colic and chiropractic spinal manipulation

Randomised controlled trial of infantile colic treated with chiropractic spinal manipulation.

AIMS To investigate the efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulation in the management of infantile colic. METHODS One hundred infants with typical colicky pain were recruited to a randomised, blinded, placebo controlled clinical trial. RESULTS Nine infants were excluded because inclusion criteria were not met, and five dropped out, leaving 86 who completed the study. There was no significa...

Osteopathic manipulation: promise for infantile colic.

To the Editor: As an osteopathic pediatrician who has used osteopathic manipulative treatment for patients with infantile colic, it was a pleasure to read about the research of Hayden and Mullinger1 that was summarized by Michael A. Seffinger, DO,2 in the May installation of “The Somatic Connection.” Hayden and Mullinger1 focused on the use of osteopathic manipulation by osteopaths in the Unite...

Chiropractic spinal manipulation for infant colic: a systematic review of randomised clinical trials.

Some chiropractors claim that spinal manipulation is an effective treatment for infant colic. This systematic review was aimed at evaluating the evidence for this claim. Four databases were searched and three randomised clinical trials met all the inclusion criteria. The totality of this evidence fails to demonstrate the effectiveness of this treatment. It is concluded that the above claim is n...

Intracranial hypotension following chiropractic spinal manipulation.

We report a case of intracranial hypotension caused by chiropractic manipulation which, in contrast to previously reported cases, documents the location of the cerebrospinal fluid leak by radionuclide cisternography. Cervical spinal manipulation produced a remote lumbar dural tear in our patient. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging may falsely localize the dural tear in this condition. Although c...

Chiropractic spinal manipulation for back pain.