It’s all connected. The spine, the hips, the
knees, the legs, the feet, the toes. In newer studies, the connection between spinal manipulation and the relief
of lower limb pain and weakness in addition to imbalance are explored.
Layden Chiropractic has noticed such relief. The research contributes
to the discussion with such Plainville chiropractic patients
that there is hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
Plainville chiropractic patients seek care at Layden Chiropractic with typically one pain issue and do
not even note other issues until we find them
together during the spinal exam. We are manytimes
detectives together! The chiropractic exam can uncover
clues to the condition at hand, clues that frequently are sore
or weak and, thankfully, also resolve with chiropractic treatment. Lower
limb weakness is manytimes unnoticed
by back and leg pain patients. Pain is the attention-getter. One report
reported that a single spinal manipulation improved
muscle strength (for 30 minutes) and corticospinal excitability
(for 60 minutes) to ankle plantar flexor muscles in Taekwondo
athletes. (1) Another paper of spinal manipulation’s effect on
lower limb strength of healthy people showed immediate increase
in muscle strength after just one session. 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 larger. (2) Patients at Layden Chiropractic have enjoyed
just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other Plainville chiropractic patients with limb
imbalances in whom one leg is seemingly stronger than the
other have found relief with their Plainville chiropractic
spinal manipulation, also. They may realize they have it
or don’t realize it until we complete the exam together.
Once found, limb strength imbalances of at
least 15% in hip flexion, extension, abduction or knee flexion treated
with spinal manipulation got better compared to placebo
treatment. These strength improvements were seen after just
one lumbar spine manipulation session. (3) Spinal mobilization enhanced
hip flexor strength and performance in asymptomatic young adults. (4) These are
positive outcomes for our Plainville chiropractic
patients!
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
by Dr. Kim Lombardy on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains
how he helped 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 got the job done.
Schedule your next Plainville chiropractic care
appointment with Layden Chiropractic. Come see 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!