It is 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 and imbalance are explored.
Spinal Care Clinic has seen such relief. The research adds
to the talk with such Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic patients
that there is hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic patients seek care at Spinal Care Clinic with typically one pain issue and do
not even notice other issues until we uncover them
together via the spinal examination. We are often
detectives together! The chiropractic exam can uncover
clues to the condition at hand, clues that frequently are painful
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 study
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 displayed immediate increase
in muscle strength after just one treatment. The chiropractic
spinal manipulation treatment helps ease the pain and improve
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 larger. (2) Patients at Spinal Care Clinic have enjoyed
just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic patients with limb
imbalances in whom one leg is seemingly stronger than the
other have noticed relief with their Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic
spinal manipulation, too. They may know they have it
or don’t realize it until we complete the exam jointly.
Once discovered, limb strength imbalances of at
least 15% in hip flexion, extension, abduction or knee flexion cared for
with spinal manipulation got better compared to placebo
treatment. These strength improvements were noted 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 Burlington and Hamilton 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 get
rid of the hip pain. His care with the Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management got the job done.
Schedule your next Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic care
appointment with Spinal Care 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!