Can chiropractic help this?

In the last 19 plus years as a doctor of chiropractic, I have heard this question hundreds of times. I usually avoid the issue and stick to talking about the spine and treating the subluxations. The time has finally come. I will delve into these issues. Hopefully I will be able to stay in the boundaries of (pure) chiropractic. I do not mix in other areas of healthcare.

The debate of treating internal organ problems with chiropractic is a hot one. It is why the chiropractic profession has 2 branches: one that desires to be independent treating the mechanics of the body and not disease. The other branch of Chiropractic chooses to mix into other discipline like physical therapy, pediatrics, immunology, allergies, etc. There is a well known report (in professional circles) that is published every 2 months by David Chapman Smith. It is a compendium of research published in referenced journals of chiropractic. This report called “The Chiropractic Report” has published studies of the treatment of visceral diseases with chiropractic and its efficacy. I would like to address this from a different point of view.

Is the disease of mechanical origin or will a mechanical approach to healing help resolve the problem?

Regarding colic a study was done in Denmark by the National Health System. One hundred colicky infants with a specific definition of colic, meaning 3 or more hours of crying per day for 3 days to 3 weeks in length.

The end result was that the infant who received specific chiropractic treatment to the spine had less than half the episodes of colic. The question that arises is NOT, Should I go to a chiropractor? Rather is the colic due to a musculoskeletal imbalance or a vertebral subluxation causing tightness in the muscular organ of the alimentary tract? The study is promising for benefit in the disorder.

This is really new ground for chiropractic and it is vital to approach the topics with a steady chiropractic approach. This approach does not make fanciful claims or guarantees. It simply looks at the body from a different perspective, a mechanical one. Based on the Denmark study we find that using chiropractic to localize and remove vertebral subluxations will truly bring the world to a higher level of good health. Based on our bodies own mechanics.