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Your baby spitting up after every feeding isn’t normal, and you shouldn’t have to accept it. When the nervous system isn’t functioning properly, digestion suffers. The vagus nerve controls everything from swallowing to stomach acid production, and even slight interference can turn feeding into a nightmare.
Chiropractic care for infant reflux in Secaucus, NJ focuses on removing that interference. When spinal alignment improves, the nervous system can do what it’s designed to do—regulate digestion, reduce painful gas in newborns, and let your baby actually keep food down.
You’ll notice the difference when your baby stops arching their back during feeds. When they sleep longer than 45 minutes at a time. When you’re not changing onesies five times a day because of spit-up. That’s what happens when the root cause gets addressed instead of masked.
Dr. Paul Roses has been serving families in Secaucus, NJ and throughout Hudson County since 1981. Before discovering chiropractic, he planned to become a pediatrician—that focus on children’s health never changed, just the approach.
His work at St. Clare’s Home for Children showed him what’s possible when you address the nervous system directly. Babies who couldn’t keep food down started thriving. Infants who screamed through the night finally slept. Parents who felt helpless finally had answers.
Secaucus families dealing with colic and reflux don’t need another prescription. They need someone who understands how the body actually works and knows how to help it function the way it should. That’s what you get when you work with us.
First, we assess. Using advanced diagnostic tools including Titron Infrared Imaging, we identify exactly where nervous system interference is occurring. This isn’t guesswork—it’s precise measurement of what’s happening in your baby’s spine and how it’s affecting their body.
Then comes the adjustment. A gentle baby adjustment uses no more pressure than you’d use to test a tomato for ripeness. There’s no twisting, no cracking, no force. Most babies sleep through it or look around calmly while it happens.
After the adjustment, we talk about what you’ll see at home. Some babies improve immediately. Others need a few sessions because spinal muscles have physical memory and need time to retrain. We’ll also give you specific exercises and positioning tips to support the work between visits.
You’re not committing to endless appointments. Most parents ask how many sessions for infant reflux they should expect—typically, you’ll see meaningful change within 3-6 visits, and we’ll know early whether this approach is working for your baby.
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Infant silent reflux relief in Secaucus, NJ starts with understanding what’s really happening. Your baby isn’t broken—their nervous system is just under stress. Birth itself can cause spinal misalignments, especially if there was intervention, a long labor, or any use of forceps or vacuum extraction.
Signs your baby has a nervous system imbalance include more than just reflux. You might notice they always turn their head to one side. They might struggle to latch or seem uncomfortable in certain positions. Painful gas in newborns, constant hiccups, difficulty sleeping flat, and that back-arching during feeds—all of these point to the same issue.
In Secaucus and throughout Hudson County, parents are looking for alternatives to medication because they know their three-month-old shouldn’t need antacids. Chiropractic care doesn’t add anything to your baby’s system. It removes interference so their body can regulate itself properly. That’s how digestion improves, gas decreases, and sleep finally happens for everyone in your house.
Yes, and the technique we use is nothing like what you’ve seen in adult chiropractic videos. The amount of pressure applied during a gentle baby adjustment is minimal—about the same pressure you’d use to check if fruit is ripe. There’s no twisting, no popping sounds, no forceful manipulation.
Dr. Roses has over 40 years of experience working with infants, including documented cases from St. Clare’s Home for Children where babies with severe digestive issues improved significantly. The approach is research-supported, with international studies showing children who receive regular chiropractic care are healthier overall.
The real risk isn’t the adjustment—it’s leaving nervous system interference unaddressed while your baby continues struggling to eat, sleep, and digest properly. Every day that the vagus nerve isn’t functioning optimally is another day of discomfort for your infant.
Most parents notice some change within the first three visits, though complete resolution typically takes longer. The timeline depends on how long the problem has existed, how severe the spinal misalignment is, and how your baby’s body responds to care.
Some babies improve dramatically after one adjustment. Others need 6-8 sessions because their spinal muscles have developed patterns that take time to retrain. Think of it like physical therapy—one session might provide relief, but lasting change requires consistency.
You won’t be kept in the dark about progress. We reassess regularly and adjust the care plan based on what’s actually happening. If your baby isn’t responding within a reasonable timeframe, we’ll tell you and discuss other options. The goal is improvement, not endless appointments.
Silent reflux means the stomach contents come up but don’t always come out. Your baby is experiencing the burning and discomfort of reflux, but you might not see the dramatic spit-up that makes regular reflux obvious. This makes it harder to diagnose and often more painful for the baby.
Signs include constant swallowing, throat clearing sounds, refusal to eat or pulling away from the breast or bottle, arching the back during or after feeds, chronic hiccups, and sleep problems—especially difficulty lying flat. You might also notice your baby seems uncomfortable or in pain without an obvious cause.
Silent reflux is still a nervous system issue. The lower esophageal sphincter isn’t closing properly, and stomach acid regulation is off. Chiropractic care for infant reflux in Secaucus, NJ addresses the nerve interference affecting these functions, whether the reflux is silent or obvious.
Constant spit-up after every feeding usually points to a problem with the vagus nerve, which controls the entire digestive tract. When there’s interference in the upper cervical spine—the neck area—it affects how well the vagus nerve can do its job regulating stomach function, sphincter control, and digestion timing.
This isn’t about your feeding technique or the type of formula you’re using. It’s about the signals traveling from your baby’s brain to their digestive system getting disrupted. When those signals don’t transmit properly, the stomach doesn’t empty correctly, sphincters don’t close when they should, and everything comes back up.
Addressing the spinal misalignment causing that nerve interference is what allows normal digestion to resume. Parents often see a reduction in spit-up frequency and volume within the first few adjustments as nervous system function improves.
Yes, because painful gas in newborns often stems from the same nervous system issues causing reflux. When the vagus nerve isn’t functioning optimally, it affects gut motility—how quickly and efficiently food moves through the digestive system. Slow motility means more fermentation, more gas production, and more pain.
You’ll see this as your baby pulling their legs up to their chest, screaming during or after feeds, having a hard distended belly, or struggling to pass gas or stool. The discomfort is real, and it’s exhausting for everyone when your baby can’t get relief.
Gentle adjustments improve nerve function to the digestive tract, which helps regulate motility and reduce gas buildup. Many parents report their baby passes gas more easily and seems less bloated and uncomfortable within a few sessions. The goal is getting your baby’s digestive system working the way it should naturally.
The first visit focuses on assessment and understanding what’s happening with your baby. You’ll talk through the birth experience, current symptoms, feeding patterns, and sleep habits. Then Dr. Roses will perform a gentle physical examination and use diagnostic imaging to identify areas of spinal misalignment and nervous system stress.
If appropriate, your baby will receive their first adjustment during this visit. The actual adjustment takes only a few minutes and uses incredibly light pressure—most babies don’t even wake up if they’re sleeping. You’ll be right there the entire time, and everything will be explained before it happens.
Before you leave, you’ll get specific guidance on what to watch for at home, exercises or positioning techniques to support the adjustment, and a clear plan for follow-up care. The entire visit typically takes 30-45 minutes, and you’ll leave knowing exactly whether this approach makes sense for your baby’s reflux.
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