How A Lakeland Chiropractic Office Helps Hip And Leg Pain

By Samital Leah Zerna


The hip joint allows the leg to move forward, backward and to the side. It is also capable of turning the leg inward or outward. Your muscles provide the force to move. If those muscles are sprained, you will have pain in the hip. A leading Lakeland FL Chiropractor offers pain alleviation.

The causes of muscle strain may be an accident, overuse or sitting for prolonged periods of time. There are degenerative diseases such as arthritis that may be responsible. That pain might not be serious enough to disable the individual. It can, however, impede his enjoyment of daily life.

Sciatica is one reason for leg pain. The name is derived from a thick nerve that extends down the back of each leg. It begins in the lower back and branches downward to the toes. The pain of sciatica can hurt the hip, thigh, calf, foot and toes. It ordinarily only affects one leg, but can affect both in rare cases.

Sciatic pain results from irritation of that nerve, a subluxation or a herniation of a spinal disc. One or more of the vertebrae are out of position and compressing a nerve during subluxation. Herniation occurs when one of the intervertebral discs bulges out and is pinched between two vertebrae.

Your chiropractor has methods of care that can alleviate the hurting. Your first appointment is the first step towards relief. You will be examined and evaluated as to what the optimal care should be. After compiling a medical history and having a few x-rays, the best care plan can be determined. Usually it begins with a series of spinal adjustments.

The goal is to move the vertebral bones of the spine back into the correct position. The series of spinal adjustments are designed to achieve this goal. As the spine is realigned, the pressure against the nerves is relieved. Then the herniated disc can start to heal You will eventually be able to enjoy the good quality of life you once had.




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