Constipation
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2022 Articles
Severe Childhood Constipation From Birth Trauma
I am presenting a story involving two worlds of newborn care. The first is today’s world; the second is my…
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Tight As a Baby, Tight As an Adult, Tight Babies Delivered
A mother presents with head, neck, and shoulder pain along with constipation and bloating. I have worked with her children…
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The Gillespie Approach Is Much More Than a Happy Baby
Mothers generally present with their infants with one or more of our fussiness issues (breastfeeding difficulty, colic, reflux, gas, indigestion,…
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Bedwetting, Constipation, and Circumcision
I cannot even imagine what it would have been like when I was nine years old and still wetting the…
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Orthodontics and the Gillespie Approach
We need to think about orthodontics differently. In the 1930s my dad was one of the first orthodontists in Connecticut.…
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The Infant Gastrointestinal Tract
Breastfeeding can be a major concern for mothers. But once good nursing commences, many moms then feel they are good…
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With Gillespie Approach Treatment, “An Entirely Different Child”
My daughter (first-born child) was born at 42 weeks after an unmedicated, uncomplicated, but extremely precipitous and grueling labor that…
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Change a Life at Birth
I believe that for some children the work directly at birth could have made a world of difference. This story…
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The Enteric Nervous System
The Enteric Nervous System (ENS) is a collection of neurons that extend from the esophagus to the anus. As part…
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Oral Ties Revisited
A mom emailed me a typical case of oral ties and professional tunnel vision. Yes, craniosacral fascial therapy can help.…
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