It is all connected. The spine, the hips, the
knees, the legs, the feet, the toes. In new published
articles, the connection between spinal manipulation and the relief
of lower limb pain and weakness in addition to imbalance are explored.
Manahawkin Chiropractic Center has seen such relief. The research contributes
to the talk with such Manahawkin chiropractic patients
that there’s hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
Manahawkin chiropractic patients come
to Manahawkin Chiropractic Center with typically one pain issue and do
not even note other issues until we find them
together via the spinal exam. We are manytimes
detectives together! The chiropractic exam can discover
clues to the condition at hand, clues that often are painful
or weak and, thankfully, also calm with chiropractic treatment. Lower
limb weakness is often disregarded
by back and leg pain patients. Pain is the attention-getter. One report
reported that a single spinal manipulation enhanced
muscle strength (for 30 minutes) 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 treatment. The chiropractic
spinal manipulation treatment helps ease the pain and increase
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 larger. (2) Patients at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center have enjoyed
just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other Manahawkin chiropractic patients with limb
imbalances for whom one leg seems stronger than the
other have found relief with their Manahawkin chiropractic
spinal manipulation, also. They may realize they have it
or do not realize it until we complete the exam together.
Once found, limb strength imbalances of a minimum of 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 results for our Manahawkin 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 relieve the hip pain. His care with the Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management got the job done.
Schedule your next Manahawkin chiropractic care
appointment with Manahawkin Chiropractic Center. 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!