The effect of chiropractic treatment on infantile colic: study protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infantile colic is a common condition during early childhood affecting around one of six newborns. The condition is characterized by inconsolable crying and fussing in otherwise healthy and thriving infants. The most used definition is excessive crying for at least three hours a day for at least three days for at least three weeks. The cause of colic is still unknown although many hypotheses and thereby many different treatment modalities have been investigated. Chiropractic care is used increasingly in treatment of infants, including for infantile colic, although the evidence worldwide is sparse. A randomized, controlled trial was designed to evaluate the effect of chiropractic treatment on infantile colic. This paper describes the protocol as well as results from a pil

SUBMITTER: Holm LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5991429 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature