It’s all connected. The spine, the hips, the
knees, the legs, the feet, the toes. In newer published
articles, the connection between spinal manipulation and the relief
of lower limb pain and weakness in addition to imbalance are investigated.
Chiropractic Solutions has seen such relief. The research contributes
to the talk with such San Jose chiropractic patients
that there’s hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
San Jose chiropractic patients visit Chiropractic Solutions with typically one pain issue and do
not even note other issues until we find them
together during the spinal exam. We are often
detectives together! The chiropractic examination can uncover
clues to the condition at hand, clues that frequently are painful
or weak and, thankfully, also resolve with chiropractic treatment. Lower
limb weakness is manytimes overlooked
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 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 who have hip and knee weakness yet otherwise healthy, the strength
improvement is even bigger. (2) Patients at Chiropractic Solutions have enjoyed
just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other San Jose chiropractic patients with limb
imbalances in whom one leg seems stronger than the
other have found relief with their San Jose chiropractic
spinal manipulation, too. They may realize they have it
or do not realize it until we go through 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 recorded after just
one lumbar spine manipulation session. (3) Spinal mobilization boosted
hip flexor strength and performance in asymptomatic young adults. (4) These are
positive outcomes for our San Jose chiropractic
patients!
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
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 get
rid of the hip pain. His treatment with the Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management got the job done.
Schedule your next San Jose chiropractic care
appointment with Chiropractic Solutions. 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!