Leg Length Inequality Is Checked at Pure Chiropractic for its Effect on Back, Hip and Knee Pain
Leg length inequality is everywhere. Leg length inequality has an effect on joints in the hip, knee and spine. Knee, hip and back pain may result. The Concord, NC chiropractic examination at Pure Chiropractic incorporates an analysis of leg length inequality and, subject to the discrepancy, the Concord, NC chiropractic treatment plan will correct it with a heel lift to potentially avert problems like hip joint arthritic degeneration, knee and back pain.
ASTOUNDING FACTS ABOUT INCIDENCE OF SHORT LEG
No one shares that he or she has one shorter leg than the other. It is not a typical conversation starter! But 90% of us has an inequality of more than 1 cm! Only 10% of us has exactly equal leg lengths. Just 10%! Leg length inequality equalizes us all.
- Hip and knee issues crop up in more patients who have leg length differences over 5 mm.
- Hip issues usually occur in the long leg side. Knee issues tend to be more common in either leg – shorter or longer.
- Low back problems happen more commonly on the short leg side.
PREVENTION OF HIP JOINT ARTHRITIC DEGENERATION
Want to ward off hip joint arthritic degeneration? Young and old alike do. In people with a short leg, the contact forces in the joints in the short leg were increased as the leg length difference increased. The greater the difference, the greater the contact forces in the short leg. Why does this matter? These forces wear on the hip joint the most as the leg length difference increases. (2) The older of us will want to prevent further irritation, and the younger of us will want to prevent long-term exposure to irritation and future joint degeneration. A short leg affects our joints.
Concord, NC CHIROPRACTIC CARE OF SHORT LEG
Chiropractors like yours at Pure Chiropractic understand how short legs affect knees, backs and hips. We were trained in chiropractic school to note key issues like leg length inequality and deal with them. Chiropractors notice that correction of leg length difference of 5 mm or more is positive. The goal is to have no more than 3 mm of leg length difference, and heel lifts can correct up to 9 mm difference, but a 10 mm or more needs a shoe build-up of the full difference under the heel and 50% the difference under the sole. (1) Chiropractic education has always included the diagnosis and treatment of short leg differences. It is important that to know that an xray Is not required to determine and correct short leg syndrome. Using “pelvic leveling,” your Concord, NC chiropractor can do it for you. Get this important anatomical factor for good spinal and general health checked by your chiropractor so proper correction can be attained. Remember, chiropractors like yours at Pure Chiropractic see more than the general percent of persons with short leg because it causes spine pain. Pure Chiropractic sees and treats a great deal of spine pain! Therefore, by correcting short leg difference in younger years of life, we can prevent degenerative conditions of the spine and extremities that cause pain and disability in middle and older years of life.
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