It’s 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.
Apple Country Chiropractic has noticed such relief. The research adds
to the talk with such Williamson chiropractic patients
that there’s hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
Williamson chiropractic patients seek care at Apple Country Chiropractic with usually one pain issue and don’t even notice other issues until we find them
together during the spinal examination. We are often
detectives together! The chiropractic examination can discover
clues to the condition at hand, clues that often are sore
or weak and, thankfully, also calm 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 improved
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 showed immediate increase
in muscle strength after just one session. 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 with hip and knee weakness yet otherwise healthy, the strength
improvement is even bigger. (2) Patients at Apple Country Chiropractic have enjoyed
just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other Williamson chiropractic patients with limb
imbalances in whom one leg is seemingly stronger than the
other have noticed relief with their Williamson chiropractic
spinal manipulation, too. They may know they have it
or do not realize it until we go through the exam together.
Once discovered, limb strength imbalances of at
least 15% in hip flexion, extension, abduction or knee flexion cared for
with spinal manipulation improved compared to placebo
treatment. These strength improvements were recorded 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 Williamson chiropractic
patients!
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
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 relieve the hip pain. His treatment with the Cox® Technic
System of Spinal Pain Management got the job done.
Schedule your next Williamson chiropractic care
appointment with Apple Country Chiropractic. 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!