It is 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 and imbalance are investigated.
New Roads Chiropractic Center has seen such relief. The research contributes
to the discussion with such New Roads chiropractic patients
that there’s hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
New Roads chiropractic patients seek care at New Roads Chiropractic Center with typically one pain issue and do
not even notice other issues until we uncover them
together via the spinal exam. 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 resolve with chiropractic treatment. Lower
limb weakness is manytimes unnoticed
by back and leg pain patients. Pain is the attention-getter. One study
reported that a single spinal manipulation enhanced
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 displayed immediate increase
in muscle strength after just one session. The chiropractic
spinal manipulation treatment helps relieve the pain and increase
the lower limb weakness. The effect is reported to be immediate
with only one spinal manipulation. For patients with hip and knee weakness yet otherwise healthy, the strength
improvement is even larger. (2) Patients at New Roads Chiropractic Center have noticed
just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other New Roads chiropractic patients with limb
imbalances in whom one leg is seemingly stronger than the
other have noticed relief with their New Roads chiropractic
spinal manipulation, too. They may know they have it
or do not realize it until we complete the exam jointly.
Once found, limb strength imbalances of a minimum of 15% in hip flexion, extension, abduction or knee flexion treated
with spinal manipulation improved compared to placebo
treatment. These strength improvements were noted after just
one lumbar spine manipulation session. (3) Spinal mobilization improved
hip flexor strength and performance in asymptomatic young adults. (4) These are
positive outcomes for our New Roads chiropractic
patients!
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Check out 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 got the job done.
Schedule your next New Roads chiropractic care
appointment with New Roads Chiropractic Center. Come see how spinal
manipulation may improve your spine, hip and knee pain and
weakness, back pain, and more! It’s time for you to experience the healing
connection!