It’s all connected. The spine, the hips, the
knees, the legs, the feet, the toes. In recent published
articles, the connection between spinal manipulation and the relief
of lower limb pain and weakness as
well as imbalance are investigated.
Vancouver Disc Centers has seen such relief. The research adds
to the talk with such Vancouver chiropractic patients
that there’s hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
Vancouver chiropractic patients visit Vancouver Disc Centers with typically one pain issue and don’t even note other issues until we uncover them
together during the spinal examination. We are often
detectives together! The chiropractic exam 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
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 study of spinal manipulation’s effect on
lower limb strength of healthy people showed immediate increase
in muscle strength after just one treatment. The chiropractic
spinal manipulation treatment helps relieve the pain and increase
the lower limb weakness. The effect is found to be immediate
with just one spinal manipulation. For patients who
experience hip and knee weakness yet otherwise healthy, the strength
improvement is even bigger. (2) Patients at Vancouver Disc Centers have enjoyed
just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other Vancouver chiropractic patients with limb
imbalances in whom one leg is seemingly stronger than the
other have noticed relief with their Vancouver 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 a minimum of 15% in hip flexion, extension, abduction or knee flexion treated
with spinal manipulation got better compared to placebo
treatment. These strength improvements were recorded after just
one lumbar spine manipulation session. (3) Spinal mobilization improved
hip flexor strength and performance in asymptomatic young adults. (4) These are
positive results for our Vancouver 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 helped her.
Schedule your next Vancouver chiropractic care
appointment with Vancouver Disc Centers. 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!