Study Shows Chiropractic Care Benefits Constipated Infants
A very small study group - three infants, all under 2 years of age - was put into chiropractic care for periods of three weeks to three months in a controlled research project. Following the study, which was funded by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association of Media, Pa., all three children showed marked improvement in their condition.
“Chronic constipation afflicts the very young and the aged among our population with more frequency than the rest of us,” said Pooler-based chiropractor Dr. Stephen Ranicki. “This problem accounts for 25 percent of all visits to pediatric gastroenterologists, but few formal studies have been conducted.
Researchers chose three infants who were experiencing infrequent bowel movements of from once a week to once every three or four days. Parents of these infants had tried dietary changes and the use of cod liver oil and mineral oil, all under the direction of medical doctors. Nothing worked.
“The infants received full spinal chiropractic care,” Ranicki said, “for periods ranging from three weeks to three months. All three experienced almost immediate improvement, and by the end of the study, all three had bowel movements at least once every one to two days.
“This study represents a very preliminary level of findings, and much more research is needed,” Ranicki added. “But the results should offer some encouragement for parents of children with this problem.”
He practices at the Ranicki Chiropractic Wellness Center, located at 1147 W. Highway 80 in Pooler. He can be reached at 912-748-1506 or via e-mail at
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. Ranicki holds a fellowship in chiropractic pediatric care and is board-eligible in Chiropractic Neurology.
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