It’s all connected. The spine, the hips, the
knees, the legs, the feet, the toes. In new published
articles, the connection between spinal manipulation and the relief
of lower limb pain and weakness in addition to imbalance are explored.
Minster Chiropractic Center has noticed such relief. The research adds
to the discussion with such Minster chiropractic patients
that there is hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
Minster chiropractic patients visit Minster Chiropractic Center with usually one pain issue and don’t even notice other issues until we uncover them
together during the spinal exam. We are often
detectives together! The chiropractic examination can uncover
clues to the condition at hand, clues that often are painful
or weak and, thankfully, also calm with chiropractic treatment. Lower
limb weakness is manytimes disregarded
by back and leg pain patients. Pain is the attention-getter. One report
stated that a single spinal manipulation enhanced
muscle strength (for a half hour) and corticospinal excitability
(for an hour) to ankle plantar flexor muscles in Taekwondo
athletes. (1) Another paper of spinal manipulation’s effect on
lower limb strength of healthy people displayed immediate increase
in muscle strength after just one treatment. The chiropractic
spinal manipulation treatment helps relieve the pain and improve
the lower limb weakness. The effect is found to be immediate
with just one spinal manipulation. For patients with hip and knee weakness yet otherwise healthy, the strength
improvement is even bigger. (2) Patients at Minster Chiropractic Center have enjoyed
just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other Minster chiropractic patients with limb
imbalances in whom one leg seems stronger than the
other have noticed relief with their Minster chiropractic
spinal manipulation, too. They may realize they have it
or don’t realize it until we complete the exam together.
Once discovered, limb strength imbalances of a minimum of 15% in hip flexion, extension, abduction or knee flexion cared for
with spinal manipulation got better compared to placebo
treatment. These strength improvements were noted after just
one lumbar spine manipulation session. (3) Spinal mobilization enhanced
hip flexor strength and performance in asymptomatic young adults. (4) These are
positive results for our Minster chiropractic
patients!
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Listen to this PODCAST
by Dr. Kim Lombardy on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he shares the story of a patient with hip pain after a hip replacement surgery to relieve the hip pain. His care with the Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management helped her.
Schedule your next Minster chiropractic care
appointment with Minster Chiropractic Center. Come find out how spinal
manipulation may help your spine, hip and knee pain and
weakness, back pain, and more! It’s time for you to experience the healing
connection!