The Spinal Connections: Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC Offers 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 and imbalance are explored. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC has noticed such relief. The research adds to the talk with such La Grande chiropractic patients that there is hope for their condition.
LOWER LIMB STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT
La Grande chiropractic patients seek care at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC with typically one pain issue and don’t even note 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 painful or weak and, thankfully, also calm with chiropractic treatment. Lower limb weakness is manytimes disregarded by back and leg pain patients. Pain is the attention-getter. One report reported that a single spinal manipulation improved muscle strength (for 30 minutes) and corticospinal excitability (for 60 minutes) 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 Dr. 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 is seemingly stronger than the other have found relief with their La Grande chiropractic spinal manipulation, also. They may know they have it or do not 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 outcomes 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 helped her.
Schedule your next La Grande chiropractic care appointment with Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC. Come see how spinal manipulation may improve your spine, hip and knee pain and weakness, back pain, and more! Experience the healing connection yourself!
