AN OSTEOPATHIC APPROACH TO COLIC Heather Ferrill DO, MS Associate Professor OPP Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
OUR GOALS TODAY
The current research on the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying colic The current research on the treatment for the infant with colic Anatomical and physiological relationships important in the osteopathic evaluation of the infant with colic Indications and contraindications to OMT in the infant with colic Fast and easy OMT for the busy PCP to use with the colicky infant
COLIC DEFINED
Scientific-defined for research efforts Wessel criteria (1954) Crying and fussing more than 3 hours per day 3 days a week For more than 3 weeks Inconsolable, excessive crying associated with hypertonicity, perceived pain, borborygmus, wakefulness Cyclic Onset 2-6 weeks old and lasts typically 3 months
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS INCLUDES:
Infection – meningitis, encephalitis, sepsis, pneumonia, UTI, osteomyelitis, septic, toxic synovitis, AOM, herpes stomatitis, oral thrush, gastroenteritis, herpangina, insect bites, cellulitis, infectious arthritis Trauma – non-accidental trauma (skull fracture, intracranial bleed, rib fracture, pneumothorax, long bone fracture, intra-abdominal blunt trauma), accidental trauma (falls), corneal abrasion, hair tourniquets (digits, penis, clitoris) Metabolic – inborn error of metabolism, electrolyte abnormality, acid/base derangement, hypoglycemia Foreign body – oral, nasal, ear, pharynx, eye GI – intussusception dehydration constipation, GERD, hernia CV – SVT, congenital heart disease Environmental: neglect, hunger CURRENT RESEARCH ON PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND ETIOLOGY OF COLIC
Dietary Psychological Gastrointestinal Hormonal Neurological immaturity
ETIOLOGY
Dietary Breastfeeding:
Clifford TJ, Campbell MK, Speechley KN, Gorodzinsky F. Infant colic: empirical evidence of the absence of an association with source of early infant nutrition. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Nov;156(11):1123-8.
Prospective cohort study of 856 mother infant dyads
Maternal questionnaires at 1 and 6 weeks regarding feeding sources, presence of colicky behavior, maternal anxiety and alcohol consumption
Breastfeeding did not have a protective effect on the development of colic
Maternal anxiety was positively correlated with colic
ETIOLOGY
Dietary Food sensitivities Hill D, et al. Effect of a Low-Allergen Maternal Diet on Colic Among Breastfed Infants: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Pediatrics Vol. 116 No. 5 November 1, 2005; pp. e709 -e715 (doi: 10.1542/peds.2005-0147) RCT conducted among exclusively breastfed infants with colic (90 completed the trial) Average cry-fuss time over 48 hours was 630-690 minutes Active arm: mother’s excluded cow's milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, and fish. Control arm: mothers continued to consume these foods Outcomes assessed after 7 days as the duration of cry-fuss behavior over 48 hours using charts End point 25% reduction in cry-fuss behavior over 48 hour period after 7 days of dietary intervention Result: objective 21% less cry-fuss time in the low allergen diet group.
ETIOLOGY
Psychological The relationship between maternal post-partum depression and colic Ante-partum stress and depression and colic Association is clear—what is not clear is if there is an etiological relationship
Maternal/familial stress and depression anxiety causes colic?
Colic causes maternal/familial stress, depression and anxiety?
Or they just exist together?
ETIOLOGY
Physiological GI related
Gut motility and neurological immaturity
Intestinal flora imbalance Neurobiological
HPA axis and adrenergic system feedback loops activated as a result of perceived danger or discomfort (on the part of the infant)
Epigenetic modulation in the limbic system may explain correlations between regulatory problems in the first months of life and behavioral/feeding problems later in life
Douglas PS, Hill PS. A neurobiological model for cry-fuss problems in the first three to four months of life. Med Hyp 2013. DOI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306987713004386 (abstract only) ETIOLOGY
H. Pylori and Infantile Colic Case control study (Saudi Arabia) Used H. Pylori stool antigen testing Case population 55 infants with colic per Wessel criteria 2-4 months age 45 (81.8%) tested positive for H. Pylori infection Control population 30 infants without colic Age, country of origin, gender and ethnicity matched 7 (23.3%) tested positive for H. Pylori infection
Ali, AM. Helicobactor Pylori and Infantile Colic. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Jul 1;166(7):648-50.
COLIC AND MIGRAINE
Children with personal history of migraine 208 kids aged 6-18 with headache history; 471 without 72.6% of children with migraine also had infantile colic 26.5% of children without headache had infantile colic Romanello S, et al. Association between childhood migraine and history of infantile colic. JAMA 2013;309(15):1607-1612 Parents with migraine and their kids Maternal migraine was associated with a more than 2-fold increase in prevalence of infantile colic Gelfand AA, et al. Before the headache: Infant colic as an early life expression of migraine. Neurology 2013;79;1392-1396.
COLIC AND OTHER CHILDHOOD PROBLEMS
Prospective study comparing infants with and without severe colic during infancy and 10 years later. Significantly increased incidence of
Recurrent abdominal pain (abdominal migraine)
Allergic diseases (asthmatic bronchitis, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, atopic eczema, food allergy)
Psychological disorders (sleep disorders, aggressiveness, fussiness, ‘supremacy’)
Savino F, et al. A prospective 10-year study on children who had severe infantile colic. Acta Paediatrica, 2005; 94(suppl 449):129-132.
FACILITATION
Floyd Henry Allport. "The Physiological Basis of Human Behavior." Chapter 2 in Social Psychology. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (1924): 17-41. Visceral Afferents (VII, IX, X) Visceral Efferents (X) Spinal Trigeminal nucleus Motor Efferents (IX, X) C1 Rootlets
Adapted from: Nolte, John. The Human Brain An Introduction to its Functional Anatomy,6th ed. Philidelphia: Mosby Elsevier, 2009. Print. TREATMENT OF COLIC
Rule out organic disease Medication Reassurance, reassurance, Simethicone reassurance Dicyclomine Dietary interventions Methylscopalamine Maternal diet restriction Behavioral (big 5: gluten, dairy, egg, Quiet area/decreased citrus, soy) stimulation Formula changes Vibration (car ride, sitting Herbal teas on the dryer, etc) Sugar water Intensive parental training Supplements High fat diet per mother Manual treatment/therapy or fats added to infant diet OMT Pro- and pre-biotics Chiropractic Massage
WHAT MAY WORK (ACCORDING TO THE LITERATURE)
Fennel extract tea Chamomile, vervain, licorice, fennel, balm mint Fennel has analgesic effect Sucrose/glucose solutions Sweetness may induce analgesic effect Manipulation (of any sort) Several showed benefit, but lack of blinding, small ‘n’ limited usefulness of the studies Studies not well funded or of good trial design Need better studies Probiotics L reuteri has been found to be helpful in several studies
QUICK OMT FOR THE COLICKY BABY
High yield areas to evaluate and treat as necessary OA
Suboccipital inhibition/soft tissue Mid thoracic
Rib raising Thoracolumbar junction
Myofascial release Lumbar spine Allie Myofascial, especially upper lumbars Pelvic diaphragm
Myofascial release Indications Somatic dysfunction Organic disease ruled out and “functional” cause is suspected Contraindications ?? Rule out organic disease Follow contraindications for modalities How often to treat? Depends-weekly is most often, usually Gauge how much help parents need
Treat parents as well if necessary
PELVIC DIAPHRAGM Myofascial release
LUMBAR SPINE 1157 #256
Myofascial release subjectBody Gray'sAnatomy the of Human THORACOLUMBAR JUNCTION
Myofascial release
MID-THORACIC SPINE AND RIBS
Rib raising
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body Plate # 839 OCCIPITOATLANTAL JOINT
Soft tissue/inhibition Also addresses upper cervical spine
WHAT WE LEARNED
Colic is tough There are no answers, lots of questions, lots of interesting research going on Focus on helping parents cope OMT for colic is focused on Augmenting circulatory motion in the abdomen Treating viscero-somatic and/or somato-visceral reflexes Areas to focus on in the busy practice Look at diaphragms pelvic, thoracic diaphragm Mesenteric root Mid-thoracic region OA/upper cervicals
THANK YOU!
St. Mary’s Glacier, Colorado REFERENCES
Wessel, MA, et al. Paroxysmal fussing in infancy, sometimes called colic. Pediatrics 1954;14;421. Carreiro, Jane E. An osteopathic approach to children. Churchill Livingstone, 2003. Sergueef, Nicette. Cranial osteopathy for infants, children and adolescents: a practical handbook. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2007. Clifford TJ, Campbell MK, Speechley KN, Gorodzinsky F. Infant colic: empirical evidence of the absence of an association with source of early infant nutrition. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Nov;156(11):1123-8. Ali, AM. Helicobactor Pylori and Infantile Colic. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Jul 1;166(7):648- 50 Nolte, John. The Human Brain An Introduction to its Functional Anatomy,6th ed. Philidelphia: Mosby Elsevier, 2009. Print. Garrison MM, Christakis DA. A Systematic Review of Treatments for Infant Colic. Pediatrics 2000;106(1):184-190. Sung, V, et al. Probiotics to improve outcomes of colic in the community: Protocol for the Baby Biotics randomised controlled trial. BMC Pediatrics 2012; 12:135. Szajewska H, Gyrczuk E, Horvath A. Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 for the management of infantile colic in breastfed infants: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. J Pediatr. 2013 Feb;162(2):257-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.08.004. Epub 2012 Sep 14. Savino F, et al. A prospective 10-year study on children who had severe infantile colic. Acta Paediatrica, 2005; 94(suppl 449):129-132. Hill D, et al. Effect of a Low-Allergen Maternal Diet on Colic Among Breastfed Infants: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. Pediatrics Vol. 116 No. 5 November 1, 2005; pp. e709 -e715 (doi: 10.1542/peds.2005-0147)
REFERENCES
Miller JE, Phillips HL. Long-tern effects of infant colic: A survey comparison of chiropractic treatment and non- treatment groups. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2009 Oct;32(8):635-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.08.017.
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Hayden C, Mullinger B. A preliminary assessment of the impact of cranial osteopathy for the releif of infantile colic. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2006 May;12(2):83-90. Epub 2006 Feb 8.
Akman I, et al. Mothers' postpartum psychological adjustment and infantile colic. Arch Dis Child. 2006 May;91(5):417- 9. Epub 2006 Feb 1.
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Radesky, JS, et al. Inconsolable infant crying and maternal postpartum depressive symptoms. Pediatrics. 2013 Jun;131(6):e1857-64. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-3316. Epub 2013 May 6.
Gelfand AA, Thomas KC, Goadsby PJ. Before the headache: Infant colic as an early life expression of migraine. Neurology 2013;79;1392-1396.
Carson L et al. Abdominal Migraine: An underdiagnosed cause of recurrent abdominal pain in children. Headache 2011;51(5):707-712.
Romanello S, et al. Association between childhood migraine and history of infantile colic. JAMA 2013;309(15):1607- 1612.
Roos S, et al. 454 Pyrosequencing analysis on faecal samples from a randomized DBPC trial of colicky infants treated with lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938. PLoS One 2013; 8(2): e56710. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056710.
Szajewska H, et al. Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 for the management of infnatile colic in breastfed infnats: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial. J Pediatr 2013 Feb; 162(2):257-62. doi: 10.1016/j.peds.2012.08.004. Epub 2012 Sep 14.