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.
Amelia Chiropractic Clinic has noticed such relief. The research contributes
to the discussion with such Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients
that there is hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients come
to Amelia Chiropractic Clinic with usually one pain issue and do
not even note other issues until we uncover them
together via the spinal exam. We are manytimes
detectives together! The chiropractic exam can uncover
clues to the condition at hand, clues that often are sore
or weak and, thankfully, also resolve with chiropractic treatment. Lower
limb weakness is often unnoticed
by back and leg pain patients. Pain is the attention-getter. One study
stated that a single spinal manipulation improved
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 boost
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 only one spinal manipulation. For patients who
experience hip and knee weakness yet otherwise healthy, the strength
improvement is even bigger. (2) Patients at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic have noticed
just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients with limb
imbalances for whom one leg is seemingly stronger than the
other have noticed relief with their Fernandina Beach chiropractic
spinal manipulation, too. They may know they have it
or do not 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 seen 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 Fernandina Beach 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 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 did the trick.
Schedule your next Fernandina Beach chiropractic care
appointment with Amelia Chiropractic Clinic. Come see how spinal
manipulation may better your spine, hip and knee pain and
weakness, back pain, and more! Experience the healing connection yourself!