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 in addition to imbalance are explored.
Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC has seen such relief. The research adds
to the discussion with such La Grande chiropractic patients
that there is hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
La Grande chiropractic patients come
to Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC with typically one pain issue and do
not even notice other issues until we find them
together via the spinal exam. We are often
detectives together! The chiropractic examination can discover
clues to the condition at hand, clues that frequently are sore
or weak and, thankfully, also resolve with chiropractic treatment. Lower
limb weakness is manytimes disregarded
by back and leg pain patients. Pain is the attention-getter. One study
reported that a single spinal manipulation improved
muscle strength (for a half hour) 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 boost
in muscle strength after just one session. The chiropractic
spinal manipulation treatment helps ease the pain and increase
the lower limb weakness. The effect is reported 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 Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC have noticed
just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other La Grande chiropractic patients with limb
imbalances for whom one leg seems stronger than the
other have found relief with their La Grande chiropractic
spinal manipulation, too. They may know they have it
or don’t 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 got better compared to placebo
treatment. These strength improvements were noted after just
one lumbar spine manipulation session. (3) Spinal mobilization improved
hip flexor strength and performance in asymptomatic young adults. (4) These are
positive results for our La Grande 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 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 got the job done.
Schedule your next La Grande chiropractic care
appointment with Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC. Come find out how spinal
manipulation may better your spine, hip and knee pain and
weakness, back pain, and more! It’s time for you to experience the healing
connection!