It is all connected. The spine, the hips, the
knees, the legs, the feet, the toes. In recent studies, the connection between spinal manipulation and the relief
of lower limb pain and weakness as
well as imbalance are explored.
Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation has noticed such relief. The research adds
to the talk with such Carrolltown chiropractic patients
that there is hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
Carrolltown chiropractic patients come
to Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation with usually one pain issue and do
not even notice other issues until we find them
together via the spinal examination. We are manytimes
detectives together! The chiropractic examination can uncover
clues to the condition at hand, clues that frequently are sore
or weak and, thankfully, also calm with chiropractic treatment. Lower
limb weakness is often overlooked
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 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 boost
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 reported to be immediate
with just one spinal manipulation. For patients who have hip and knee weakness yet otherwise healthy, the strength
improvement is even bigger. (2) Patients at Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation have noticed
just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other Carrolltown chiropractic patients with limb
imbalances in whom one leg seems stronger than the
other have noticed relief with their Carrolltown chiropractic
spinal manipulation, too. They may know they have it
or don’t realize it until we go through the exam jointly.
Once discovered, limb strength imbalances of at
least 15% in hip flexion, extension, abduction or knee flexion treated
with spinal manipulation improved compared to placebo
treatment. These strength improvements were recorded 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 Carrolltown 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 get
rid of the hip pain. His care with the Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management did the trick.
Schedule your next Carrolltown chiropractic care
appointment with Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation. 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!