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INCOLIC team
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For moms and dads:
The nonspecific "massages" that have nothing to do with the physiotherapy treatment for childhood colic, can be beneficial but there is no evidence to support it.
For healthcare professionals:
It really is not a form of treatment, since when we refer to "massages" we do not talk about Physiotherapy, since it is a specific treatment and the anatomy of the digestive system is not taken into account when treating the baby.
It is very different to refer to the technique of elastification of the digestive system practiced by physiotherapists. This being a technique with high clinical evidence in many physiotherapy consultations and in full study through our pioneering Incolic project.
By common sense, the simple contact with the hand on the baby's tummy can help you relax, and expel some soda, even to improve general well-being by the release of endorphins, but today, there is no evidence to support this type of maneuvers.
(Arikan D, Alp H, Gozum S, Orbak Z, Cicfi EK. Effectivenes of massage, sucrose solution, herbal tea, hydrolised formula for treatment of infantile colic. J Clin Nurs. 2008 Jul; 17 (13): 1754-61)
Nor is it evident that manual therapy and spinal manipulations are useful in infant colic.
(Bronfort G, Haas M, Evans R, Leininger B, Triano J. Effectiveness of manual therapies: the Uk evidence report. Chirop Osteopat. 2010; 25: 18: 3)
