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Your baby won’t stop crying — and you’ve tried everything. There’s a reason conventional approaches often fall short. We help colicky babies find real relief by addressing the root cause: the nervous system.
Colic is typically defined as crying for more than three hours a day, more than three days a week, in an otherwise healthy baby. But if you’re living it, you don’t need a definition — you need answers.
Most parents are told to wait it out. They’re handed gas drops, gripe water, or a new formula and sent home hoping things get better. Sometimes they do. Often they don’t.
Here’s what most people don’t know: colic is rarely just a digestion problem. Research increasingly points to the nervous system as the missing piece. When a baby’s nervous system is stuck in a state of stress — what we call “sympathetic overdrive” — their gut can’t function properly, their sleep suffers, and they cry. This nervous system stress can also affect digestion in other ways, including constipation.
The birth process, even a normal one, places real physical stress on a newborn’s spine and upper neck. This can create what chiropractors call a subluxation — a misalignment that interferes with normal nerve function. When that interference is present, the body struggles to regulate itself. The result can look a lot like colic. The same nervous system patterns that drive colic often show up as reflux in babies too.
Does this sound familiar? Your baby may have nervous-system-related colic if they:
At Abundant Health Chiropractic, we start every colicky baby with an INSiGHT neurological scan — a gentle, non-invasive technology that measures how well the nervous system is functioning. No X-rays. No guessing. Just clear data that shows us exactly where the interference is and how significant it is.
From there, Dr. Amy Horn and Dr. Caitlin Cross use extremely gentle chiropractic adjustments specifically designed for newborns and infants. We’re talking light fingertip pressure — no more force than you’d use to test the ripeness of a tomato. Babies typically relax, and many even fall asleep on the table.
Both of our doctors are Webster Certified and trained in pediatric chiropractic through the ICPA (International Chiropractic Pediatric Association). Dr. Horn also uses craniosacral therapy for infants, which can be especially effective at calming an overtaxed nervous system.
Most families begin to notice changes within the first few visits. A typical initial care plan for colic spans several weeks, with visits tapering as the baby’s nervous system stabilizes. We’ll walk you through every step.
Abundant Health Chiropractic is one of the few practices in the Arnold, MO area specifically trained in pediatric and family chiropractic. Dr. Horn and Dr. Cross are both Webster Certified and trained through the ICPA — the gold standard in pediatric chiropractic care. We use INSiGHT neurological scanning to take the guesswork out of your baby’s care plan. With a 5.0-star rating across 328 Google reviews, parents in the Jefferson County area consistently trust us when nothing else has worked.
Yes — and there’s growing research to support it. Chiropractic care for colic focuses on removing nervous system interference caused by spinal subluxations. When the nervous system can communicate properly, the gut calms down, stress hormones regulate, and many babies experience significant relief within just a few visits.
Every baby is different, but many parents report noticeable improvement within two to four visits. We’ll use your baby’s INSiGHT scan results to build a customized care plan and reassess regularly so we can track progress and adjust as needed.
Absolutely. Pediatric chiropractic adjustments use extremely gentle pressure — far less force than a routine diaper change. Our doctors are specifically trained and certified in infant care through the ICPA. We work with babies as young as a few days old.
We look at colic as a nervous system problem, not just a gut problem. Birth — even an uncomplicated one — places physical stress on a baby’s upper neck and spine. This can create subluxations that interfere with the nerve signals regulating digestion, sleep, and stress response. Removing that interference is what we focus on.
There is no minimum age. Many families bring their newborns in within the first week or two of life. The sooner nervous system stress is identified and addressed, the better the outcomes tend to be.
