The Spinal Connections: Manahawkin Chiropractic Center Delivers Spinal Manipulation Which Shows Lower Limb Strength Improvement
It is all connected. The spine, the hips, the knees, the legs, the feet, the toes. In new studies, the connection between spinal manipulation and the relief of lower limb pain and weakness as well as imbalance are explored. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center has seen such relief. The research contributes to the discussion with such Manahawkin chiropractic patients that there’s hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
Manahawkin chiropractic patients seek care at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center with typically one pain issue and don’t even notice other issues until we uncover them together via the spinal exam. We are often detectives together! The chiropractic examination can uncover clues to the condition at hand, clues that frequently 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 stated that a single spinal manipulation improved muscle strength (for a half hour) 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 boost in muscle strength after just one treatment. The chiropractic spinal manipulation treatment helps relieve 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 reported just such improvement!
LOWER LIMB IMBALANCE IMPROVEMENT
Other Manahawkin chiropractic patients with limb imbalances for whom one leg is seemingly 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 jointly. Once discovered, limb strength imbalances of a minimum of 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 boosted hip flexor strength and performance in asymptomatic young adults. (4) These are positive results for our Manahawkin 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 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 Manahawkin chiropractic care appointment with Manahawkin Chiropractic Center. Come find out how spinal manipulation may help your spine, hip and knee pain and weakness, back pain, and more! Experience the healing connection yourself!
